Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to the subgenus Capreolus; specifically, relating or akin to the roebuck.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the roebuck.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective zoology Of or pertaining to the roebuck.

Etymologies

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Latin capreolus wild goat, from caper goat.

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