caprine

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkæpraɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kaprīn, -rin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cap•rine  (kaprīn, -rin),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Zoologyof or pertaining to goats.
  • Latin caprīnus; see caper1, -ine1
  • late Middle English 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
caprine / ˈkæpraɪn/
  1. of or resembling a goat
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin caprīnus, from caper goat

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