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CAPRA HIRCUS

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Meaning:

Any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool

Synonyms:

Capra hircus; domestic goat

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Nouns denoting animals

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

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Capra hircus"):

Cashmere goat; Kashmir goat (Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool)

Angora; Angora goat (a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair)

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