Caprine
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any of certain caprids (including sheep) that are regarded as being similar to the goat; any member of the tribe Caprini.
"2008, Charles R. Peters, et al., 3: Paleoecology of the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem, A. R. E. Sinclair, Craig Packer, Simon A. R. Mduma, John M. Fryxell (editors, Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics, page 77, By the late Holocene, most archaeological sites in the central Rift Valley display a significant pastoralist occupation and are dominated by cattle and caprines, while others preserve an abundant wild grassland fauna with substantial numbers of cattle and caprines (Gifford, Isaac, and Nelson 1980)."
- 2 Alternative form of caprin. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
- 1 Of or relating to Capra (goats).
- 2 Of or relating to Caprinae (goats, sheep, and certain wild relatives): caprid.
- 3 Goatlike: goatish; goaty.
- 1 being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats wordnet
Example
More examples"2008, Charles R. Peters, et al., 3: Paleoecology of the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem, A. R. E. Sinclair, Craig Packer, Simon A. R. Mduma, John M. Fryxell (editors, Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics, page 77, By the late Holocene, most archaeological sites in the central Rift Valley display a significant pastoralist occupation and are dominated by cattle and caprines, while others preserve an abundant wild grassland fauna with substantial numbers of cattle and caprines (Gifford, Isaac, and Nelson 1980)."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin caprīnus By surface analysis, Capr(a) + -ine or Capr(inae) + -ine. By surface analysis, capr- + -ine.
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