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caprines

caprines is the plural of caprine.

Meaning of caprine

Noun

caprine (plural caprines)

  1. A caprid: a (domestic or wild) goat or sheep: any member of the tribe Caprini (corresponding to the archaic taxon Capridae).
    • 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).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...
    1. (often, specifically) A (domestic or wild) goat: any of certain caprids, the ones in the genus Capra.

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What is caprines the plural of?
Caprines is the plural of caprine.

Words near caprines in the dictionary

  1. caprimulgiform
  2. caprimulgiforms
  3. caprin
  4. caprinaldehyde
  5. caprine
  6. caprines
  7. caprinic
  8. caprinid
  9. caprinids
  10. Caprio
  11. capriole

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