noun
cloven-hoofed animal
Technical zoological term referring to animals with split hooves, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and deer. Rare in everyday conversation; typically encountered in scientific or literary contexts.
牛や羊は双蹄獣に分類される。
Cattle and sheep are classified as cloven-hoofed animals.
偶蹄類 is the more common modern term for 'even-toed ungulates', the taxonomic order that includes cloven-hoofed animals. 双蹄獣 is a rarer, more literary synonym.
Composed of 双 (sō, 'pair') + 蹄 (tei, 'hoof') + 獣 (jū, 'beast'). The exact historical origin is uncertain; it is a Sino-Japanese compound likely coined in scientific or literary contexts.