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adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: book word
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adj
Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Libidinous; lustful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adjective
of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
First attested in its present form in 1650–1660: From Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircīnus (“of a goat”, “goat-scented”); equivalent to hircus (“a male goat”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Cognate with French hircin. By surface analysis, hirc- (“buck, male goat”) + -ine. Compare caprine, haedine.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
