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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1878 OW potamus 1883 OW cameline camel 1865 hippotigrine zebra W OW hirudine leech W capreoline roe 1835 hominine man 1883 -
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