hircine
pronunciation
How to pronounce hircine in British English:
UK ['hɜ:saɪn]
How to pronounce hircine in American English:
US ['hɜsaɪn]
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)
Word Origin
- hircine (adj.)
- "goat-like," 1650s, from Latin hircinus "pertaining to a goat," from hircus "he-goat, buck," probably related to hirsutus "shaggy" (see hirsute).