Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In zoology, a goat; the specific name of the domestic goat, Capra hircus, by some authors made a genus of goats.
- noun [cap] In astronomy, another name for the star Capella.
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- noun Used attributively as a species epithet
Etymologies
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Examples
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In fact, she was doing New Lounge before Old Lounge was a glint in the eye of the Capra hircus laniger that's cashmere goat to you and me.
The New Loungewear Goes Luxe Tina Gaudoin 2011
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Thus if the government capriciously gives you a goat capra hircus, you cannot complain of the gift in federal court.
The Volokh Conspiracy » IJ’s Bone Marrow Case: Wrapping Up 2009
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Goats (Capra hircus) were introduced from Madagascar in 1860, by 1976 there were approximately 200, and their numbers have grown since.
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Goats (Capra hircus) and possums are the main culprits.
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Browsing of tussock herbfields by introduced species such as red deer (Cervus elaphus) and goats (Capra hircus) damages the fragile alpine communities because they degrade the thin soils, hasten erosion, and selectively eat palatable species.
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There are also smaller and more localized populations of feral banteng (B. javanicus), goats (Capra hircus), and sambar deer (Cervus unicolor).
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Introduced ground-dwelling browsers include red and fallow deer (Cervus elaphus and Dama dama), chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), hares (Lepus europaeus occidentalis) and goats (Capra hircus).
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The rare and endemic wild goat (Capra hircus cretensis) is still present in few places on the island.
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Within the Denizli province there are records of ten mammals (including grey wolf Canis lupus (V), jackal Canis ureus, bear Ursus arctos, chamois Capra hircus and boar Sus scrofa) and ten species of bird including great bustard Otis arda.
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Floral and faunal diversity for this relatively small ecoregion is high, containing three endemic mammal species, a shrew (Crocidura caneae), the spiny-mouse (Acomys minous), and a wild goat (Capra hircus cretensis).
herotuesday commented on the word hircus
armpit smell: finally an obscure name for it.
September 23, 2007
reesetee commented on the word hircus
Eeeew! This is definitely going on my "It Has a Name??" list. :-)
September 23, 2007
uselessness commented on the word hircus
It's like a horrible circus!
September 23, 2007