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adj
Of, relating to, or designating domestic sheep or goats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: ovicaprid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A domestic sheep or goat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: ovicaprid
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Capra + Ovis, the genus names of the goat and sheep, respectively, + English -ine.. By surface analysis, capr- + ovi- + -ine.
