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capreoline

capreoline adjective: of or pertaining to the subfamily Capreolinae.

Adjective

capreoline (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the subfamily Capreolinae.

Noun

capreoline (plural capreolines)

  1. A member of the deer subfamily Capreolinae.
    • Among the capreolines can be counted the roe deer, the moose, the reindeer and most American deer species (with the notable exception of the elk).2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 106

Forms of capreoline

pluralcapreolines

Origin of capreoline

From Latin capreolus (“wild goat”), from caper (“goat”).

Questions about capreoline

What does capreoline mean?
Capreoline means of or pertaining to the subfamily Capreolinae.
What part of speech is capreoline?
Capreoline can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near capreoline in the dictionary

  1. Caprell
  2. caprellid
  3. caprellids
  4. capreol
  5. capreolate
  6. capreoline
  7. capreolines
  8. capreols
  9. capreomycidine
  10. capreomycin
  11. capreomycins

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