capreoline

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the subfamily Capreolinae.

OriginLatin capreolus →
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Meanings

adjectivecapreoline (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the subfamily Capreolinae.
nouncapreoline (plural capreolines)

plural capreolines

  1. biologyA 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

Origin

  1. Latincapreolus“wild goat”
  2. Englishcapreoline

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

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Translations

Finnish kauris
  • kaurismember of Capreolinae
Cite this entry
APA

capreoline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capreoline

MLA

“capreoline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capreoline. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capreoline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capreoline.

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