caprine, a.
(ˈkæpraɪn, -ɪn)
[ad. L. caprīn-us, f. caper goat; cf. F. caprin.]
Of or pertaining to a goat; goat-like.
| 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1673) 228 These eyes..their colour varieth as it doth in Men, according to the caprine and glazie humour. 1660 Gauden Brounrig 236 That which in their Physiognomy is canine, vulpine, caprine. 1824 J. M{supc}Culloch Highl. Scotl. II. 310 The Caprine population has undergone the same revolution. 1847 Carpenter Zool. §267 Other Caprine Antelopes (often designated as Goats) are found in Asia. |