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Definition of Caprine
1. Adjective. Being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats. "A caprine voice"
Definition of Caprine
1. a. Of or pertaining to a goat; as, caprine gambols.
Definition of Caprine
1. Adjective. of or relating to goats ¹
2. Adjective. goatlike ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caprine
1. capric [adj] - See also: capric
Medical Definition of Caprine
1. Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a goat. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caprine
Literary usage of Caprine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1834)
"Structure assuming a caprine form, suited for heavy climbing or for leaping. ...
Characters extremely caprine, being allied to Antilope only by its round ..."
2. Publication by Palaeontographical Society (Great Britain) (1872)
"The ovine and caprine affinities visible in the skull of the Musk Sheep arc
visible also in the teeth; the upper true molars are differentiated from those ..."
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