caprine animal

/ˌkæˈpraɪn ˌænəməl/

Definitions of caprine animal

1. noun

   any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
   synonyms: goat

   types:

   kid

   young goat

   billy, billy goat, he-goat

   male goat

   nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat

   female goat

   Capra hircus, domestic goat

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

   wild goat

   undomesticated goat

   Cashmere goat, Kashmir goat

   Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool

   Angora, Angora goat, angora

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

   Capra aegagrus, bezoar goat, pasang

   wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions

   Capra falconeri, markhoor, markhor

   large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns

   Capra ibex, ibex

   wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns

   type of:

   bovid

   hollow-horned ruminants