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adj
Of or relating to Caprinae (goats, sheep, and certain wild relatives).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: caprid, caprine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ungulate, mammalian, vertebrate, animalian
adj
Of or relating to Caprinae (goats, sheep, and certain wild relatives).
Of or relating to Capra (goats).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: often, specifically
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Synonyms: caprid, caprine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ungulate, mammalian, vertebrate, animalian, caprid, caprine
adj
Goatlike: goatish; goaty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A caprid: a (domestic or wild) goat or sheep: any member of the tribe Caprini (corresponding to the archaic taxon Capridae).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: caprid, goat antelope, goat-antelope
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bovid, ungulate, mammal, vertebrate, animal, organism, creature
noun
A caprid: a (domestic or wild) goat or sheep: any member of the tribe Caprini (corresponding to the archaic taxon Capridae).
A (domestic or wild) goat: any of certain caprids, the ones in the genus Capra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: often, specifically
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: caprid, goat antelope, goat-antelope
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bovid, ungulate, mammal, vertebrate, animal, organism, creature, caprid, caprine, goat antelope, goat-antelope
noun
Alternative form of caprin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin caprīnus. The taxonomic sense is a semantic loan from translingual Caprinae.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
