caprid

adj
/ˈkæpɹɪd/

Etymology

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Caprid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); also by surface analysis, capr- + -id.

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the subfamily Caprinae of ruminants, of which the goat (genus Capra)…

    Of or pertaining to the subfamily Caprinae of ruminants, of which the goat (genus Capra) is the type; Ovis (sheep) are also members.

  2. Any member of the subfamily Caprinae.

The neighborhood

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