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hircocervus

hircocervus noun: a mythical creature, half goat, half stag.

Noun

hircocervus

  1. A mythical creature, half goat, half stag.
    • A legendary creature described as being a stag and goat hybrid, the hircocervus (“he-goat stag”) is said to have appeared in medieval bestiaries but there are no specific legends about them.2016, Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore, page 158

hircocervus meaning in Arabic and Persian

hircocervus in Arabic

Translations
عنزأيل ʕanzʔayyal

hircocervus in Persian

Translations
بزگوزن

Origin of hircocervus

From Latin hircus (“goat”) + cervus (“stag”).

Questions about hircocervus

What does hircocervus mean?
Hircocervus means a mythical creature, half goat, half stag.
What is hircocervus in Arabic?
Hircocervus in Arabic is عنزأيل (ʕanzʔayyal). See Hircocervus meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is hircocervus?
Hircocervus is a noun.

Words near hircocervus in the dictionary

  1. hircic acid
  2. hircin
  3. hircine
  4. hircinous
  5. hircismus
  6. hircocervus
  7. hircose
  8. hircosity
  9. hircurra
  10. hircurrah
  11. hircurrahs

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