Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of acanthopterygian fishes, of the family Carangidæ, or the type of a distinct family Caproidæ. C. aper is the boar-fish. Lacépède, 1804.
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- noun a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
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A coetu vero Ifraelitaruni duos capros ad viftimam piacularem et arietem unum ad folidum facrificium accipiat. — 6.
Pentateuchus ex recensione textus hebraei et versionum antiquarum latine versus notisque philologicis [microform] Dathe, Johann August, 1731-1791, ed 1791
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Fac.in. de tefticulis animalium, ad cibum probatis, vbi tauros, fues ma* res» capros arietefque teftioulis exemtis caftrari {aginarique docet, addens, folos gallinaceorum (aginatorum teftcs in ci« bo potiifimum probari.
Scriptorvm rei rvsticae vetervm latinorvm tomvs primvs-[qvartvs].. 1794
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