Definition of Capra

1. Noun. United States film maker (1897-1991).

Exact synonyms: Frank Capra
Generic synonyms: Film Maker, Film Producer, Filmmaker, Movie Maker

2. Noun. Goats.
Exact synonyms: Genus Capra
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Bovidae, Family Bovidae
Member holonyms: Caprine Animal, Goat

Definition of Capra

1. n. A genus of ruminants, including the common goat.

Medical Definition of Capra

1. A genus of ruminants (family Bovidae) that includes the goat, ibex, and related animals; Capra hircus is the domestic goat. Origin: L. A she-goat (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capra

Capone
Caporetto
Capoten
Cappadocia
Cappadocian
Cappadocians
Capparidaceae
Capparis
Capparis arborea
Capparis cynophallophora
Capparis flexuosa
Capparis mitchellii
Capparis spinosa
Capps
Capps' reflex
Capra (current term)
Capra aegagrus
Capra falconeri
Capra hircus
Capra ibex
Caprella
Capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Capri
Capricorn
Capricorn the Goat
Capricornian
Capricornians
Capricornis
Capricorns

Literary usage of Capra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum, (Natural History) by Richard Lydekker (1885)
"Capra, sp. a. 40625. Fragment of the left half of the calvarium and part of the ... Capra, sp. o. Apparently allied to the living Indian Cafra megaceros. ..."

2. A Dictionary of the Bible, Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography edited by William Smith (1898)
"As to the yf'elim ("wild goats," AV), it is not at all improbable that some species of ibex is denoted, perhaps the Capra ..."

3. Andrea Palladio: His Life and Works by Banister Fletcher (1902)
"Block type (as the Villa Capra) without wings. Type 2. ... THE VILLA Capra (also known as the " Rotonda," from its circular hall), (Plates 25, 26, ..."

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