Library / English Dictionary

CAPRA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Goats

Synonyms:

Capra; genus Capra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Capra" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Capra"):

caprine animal; goat (any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns)

Holonyms ("Capra" is a member of...):

Bovidae; family Bovidae (true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States film maker (1897-1991)

Synonyms:

Capra; Frank Capra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)

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