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caprine

Pronunciation: /ˈkæpˌɹaɪn/

The English word “caprine” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to Caprinae (goats, sheep, and certain wild relatives).
  2. Of or relating to Capra (goats).
  3. Goatlike: goatish; goaty.

noun

  1. A caprid: a (domestic or wild) goat or sheep: any member of the tribe Caprini (corresponding to the archaic taxon Capridae).
  2. A (domestic or wild) goat: any of certain caprids, the ones in the genus Capra.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caprīnus. The taxonomic sense is a semantic loan from translingual Caprinae.

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