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cap·rine

(kăp′rīn′)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a goat.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an ungulate mammal of the subfamily Caprinae, including goats, sheep, and ibex.

[Latin caprīnus, from caper, capr-, goat.]

cap·rine n.

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caprine

(ˈkæpraɪn)

adj

of or resembling a goat

[C17: from Latin caprīnus, from caper goat]

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cap•rine

(ˈkæp raɪn, -rɪn)

adj.

of or pertaining to goats.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin caprīnus; see caper¹, -ine¹]

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caprine - being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats; "caprine creatures"; "a caprine strain of virus"; "a caprine voice"

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