Definition of Capra hircus

1. Noun. Any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool.

Exact synonyms: Domestic Goat
Generic synonyms: Caprine Animal, Goat
Specialized synonyms: Cashmere Goat, Kashmir Goat, Angora, Angora Goat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capra Hircus

Cappadocia
Cappadocian
Cappadocians
Capparidaceae
Capparis
Capparis arborea
Capparis cynophallophora
Capparis flexuosa
Capparis mitchellii
Capparis spinosa
Capps
Capps' reflex
Capra
Capra aegagrus
Capra falconeri
Capra hircus (current term)
Capra ibex
Caprella
Capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Capri
Capricorn
Capricorn the Goat
Capricornian
Capricornians
Capricornis
Capricorns
Capricornus
Caprifoliaceae
Caprimulgidae

Literary usage of Capra hircus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural History of New York by New York (State). Natural History Survey, James Ellsworth De Kay (1842)
"this family in the United States, and, with the exception of two introduced species, none within the limits of this State. The common goat (Capra hircus) ..."

2. Catalogue of Ruminant Mammalia: (Pecora, Linnæus) in the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1872)
"1-3 (skull and horns, as Capra hircus). ... Hob. Domesticated. Europe ? Var. Domestic. Capra hircus, Blasius ..."

3. The Entertaining Naturalist: Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and by Loudon (Jane) (1850)
"(Capra hircus.) THE Goat, next to the cow and the sheep, has been always reckoned, especially in ancient and patriarchal times, the most useful domestic ..."

4. Catalogue of the Hunterian Collection in the Museum of the Royal College of by Museum, Royal College of Surgeons in London (1831)
"Chevre—Buff:} 1024. The skeleton of the Nepaul Goat. Capra hircus ... Capra hircus Quadricornis. 1026. The horns of the Angora, or Shawl Goat. ..."

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