Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to the subgenus Capreolus; specifically, relating or akin to the roebuck.
Wiktionary
- adj. zoology Of or pertaining to the roebuck.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the roebuck.
Etymologies
- Latin capreolus wild goat, from caper goat. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“1878 OW potamus 1883 OW cameline camel 1865 hippotigrine zebra W OW hirudine leech W capreoline roe 1835 hominine man 1883 -”
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Beastly adjectives
How would you describe your brother-in-law? Is he a tad bovine? Maybe there is something lacertilian about him? Or his business practices seem a little percesocine to you.
dasyproctine, tolypeutine, asinine, feline, canine, eusuchian, simian, musteline, cervine, caprine, percesocine, hirudine and 227 more...
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Animal-ine
feline, leonine, vulpine, canine, ranine, elephantine, serpentine, cervine, ovine, porcine, aquinine, asinine and 171 more...
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