Etymology

caprine

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Today it means: Of or relating to Caprinae (goats, sheep, and certain wild relatives). Full definition →

Latin caprīnus ← translingual Caprinae
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  1. translingual · semantic loan fromCaprinae
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcaprīnus
  3. English todaycaprine

Borrowed from Latin caprīnus. The taxonomic sense is a semantic loan from translingual Caprinae.

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