caprine
- adjective
- /ˈkeɪpraɪn/
- Specialized
:
caprino
- The disease is most commonly found in caprine animals such as goats.
Examples
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Researchers studied a caprine strain of the virus affecting livestock.
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The caprine features of the animal were evident.
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She spoke in a caprine voice that was oddly high-pitched and nasal.
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She loved the caprine characteristics of the breed.
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The disease is most commonly found in caprine animals such as goats.
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She loved the caprine characteristics of the breed.
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The caprine features of the animal were evident.
Synonyms
Having a strong smell like a goat
Compounds
- Specialized
An animal like a goat with straight horns and a beard that climbs rocks
How Goat-like
Surface Forms
Morphology
caprine = capr + ine
Although the meaning relates to 'goats', the root form 'capr-' is a Latin combining form not a standalone English word and the adjective is a learned/scientific formation, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
The word caprine comes from the Latin capra, meaning 'goat', and shares the same root you find in the star sign Capricorn. So caprine simply means 'like a goat' or 'relating to goats'.