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caprin

Pronunciation: /ka.pʁɛ̃/

“caprin” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. caprine

noun

  1. caprid, goat antelope
  2. goat, domestic goat

In French

  1. Relatif à la chèvre.
  2. Qui rappelle la chèvre.
  3. Animal de la sous-espèce de mammifère de l’ordre des ruminants, à cornes creuses et persistantes et à menton garni d’une barbe (Capra aegagrus hircus).
  4. Sous-famille de la famille des bovidés: les caprinés. Les chèvres domestiques ou les caprinés du genre Capra.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caprīnus. Compare chèvre.

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