Meanings
noun
- human sciencesA 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
Origin
From Latin hircus (“goat”) + cervus (“stag”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek τραγέλαφος
- τραγέλαφος (tragélaphos)Translations
Arabic عنزأيل
- عنزأيل (ʕanzʔayyal)Translations
French hircocerf
- hircocerfTranslations
German Bockhirsch
- BockhirschTranslations
Italian ircocervo
- ircocervoTranslations
Persian بزگوزن
- بزگوزنTranslations
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APA
hircocervus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hircocervus
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“hircocervus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hircocervus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hircocervus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hircocervus.
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