: of, relating to, or being a goat
caprine serum
the caprine family
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And—a memory from my childhood—the weak, caprine face of a redheaded boy in my Hebrew school class.
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To mine this caprine local knowledge, a handful of these animals were fitted with electronic tags, allowing the researchers to monitor their behavior from afar.
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Literary Hub,
11 Nov. 2025
To mine this caprine local knowledge, a handful of these animals were fitted with electronic tags, allowing the researchers to monitor their behavior from afar.
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WIRED,
30 Mar. 2023
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“Caprine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caprine. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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