hircinous

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adjective

Of, or pertaining to goats; hircine

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Meanings

adjectivehircinous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerarebook wordOf, or pertaining to goats; hircine

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hircine

Origin

From hircine + -ous. By surface analysis, hirc- (“buck, male goat”) + -ine + -ous.

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Cite this entry
APA

hircinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hircinous

MLA

“hircinous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hircinous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hircinous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hircinous.

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