"caprid" meaning in English

See caprid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkæpɹɪd/
Etymology: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Caprid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); also by surface analysis, capr- + -id. Etymology templates: {{glossary|surface analysis}} surface analysis, {{surface analysis|en|capr-|-id|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, capr- + -id Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} caprid (not comparable)
  1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the subfamily Caprinae of ruminants, of which the goat (genus Capra) is the type; Ovis (sheep) are also members. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: caprine Related terms: caprovine, ovicaprid
    Sense id: en-caprid-en-adj-2bDWmD1I Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Noun

IPA: /ˈkæpɹɪd/ Forms: caprids [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Caprid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); also by surface analysis, capr- + -id. Etymology templates: {{glossary|surface analysis}} surface analysis, {{surface analysis|en|capr-|-id|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, capr- + -id Head templates: {{en-noun}} caprid (plural caprids)
  1. (zoology) Any member of the subfamily Caprinae. Wikidata QID: Q189804 Synonyms: goat antelope, goat-antelope, caprine Hypernyms: bovid, ungulate, mammal, vertebrate, animal, organism, creature Translations (Translations): (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 羊仔 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), (joeng⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), (yáng) (Chinese Mandarin), caprin [masculine] (French), (yòng) (Hakka Chinese), 羊仔 (yòng-é) (Hakka Chinese), caprino [masculine] (Italian), rupicapra [feminine] (Italian), camoscio [masculine] (Italian), capra [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-caprid-en-noun-en:Q189804 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with capr-, English terms suffixed with -id, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Caprines Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with capr-: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -id: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Caprines: 35 65 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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