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caprine

cap·rine

UK/ˈkæpˌɹaɪn/ US/ˈkæpˌɹin/ uncommon

adjective

1.

being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats

  • “caprine creatures”
  • “a caprine strain of virus”
  • “a caprine voice”

Origin

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

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