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Definition of Hircine

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor).

Definition of Hircine

1. a. Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats.

Definition of Hircine

1. Adjective. (not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.“hircine” defined by WordNet^® 3·0, © 2006 by Princeton University ¹

2. Adjective. Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats. ¹

3. Adjective. Libidinous; lustful; excessively and overweeningly desirous. ¹

4. Noun. (minerology) A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hircine

1. pertaining to a goat [adj] - See also: goat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hircine

Literary usage of Hircine

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1. An universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1724)
"hircine [Я/гея«, Ь.] belonging to h aviné a rough Voice. HIRCUS, the Name of a fixed Star, the fame with ..."

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