caprine

a. 山羊的 [化] 正亮氨酸

发音

/ˈkæpˌɹaɪn/
/ˈkæpˌɹin/
/ˈkæp.ɹɪn/

词形变化

caprines 复数 more caprine 比较级 most caprine 最高级

别名

caprinic

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A caprid: a (domestic or wild) goat or sheep: any member of the tribe Caprini (corresponding to the archaic taxon Capridae).

    2008, Charles R. Peters, et al., 3: Paleoecology of the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem, A. R. E. Sinclair, Craig Packer, Simon A. R. Mduma, John M. Fryxell (editors, Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics, page 77, By the late Holocene, most archaeological sites in the central Rift Valley display a significant pastoralist occupation and are dominated by cattle and caprines, while others preserve an abundant wild grassland fauna with substantial numbers of cattle and caprines (Gifford, Isaac, and Nelson 1980).

  2. 2.

    A caprid: a (domestic or wild) goat or sheep: any member of the tribe Caprini (corresponding to the archaic taxon Capridae).

    A (domestic or wild) goat: any of certain caprids, the ones in the genus Capra.

  3. 1.

    Alternative form of caprin.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to Caprinae (goats, sheep, and certain wild relatives).

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to Caprinae (goats, sheep, and certain wild relatives).

    Of or relating to Capra (goats).

  3. 3.

    Goatlike: goatish; goaty.

词源

Borrowed from Latin caprīnus By surface analysis, Capr(a) + -ine or Capr(inae) + -ine. By surface analysis, capr- + -ine.

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