Word of the Day 5.27.08

cap·rine (kprn)

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a goat.

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

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Adj.

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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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