HIRCINE

hircine

(adjective) of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

hircine (comparative more hircine, superlative most hircine)

(not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.

Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.

Libidinous; lustful.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to goats): hircic, (archaic, rare) hircose, caprine, (poetic, rare) goaten, goatish, goaty

• (goat-scented): goaty, (botany and zoölogy) hircinous, (archaic, rare) hircose

• (excessively desirous): lascivious, libidinous, lustful, lusty

Noun

hircine (uncountable)

(mineralogy) A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.

Synonyms

• (hircinous resin): hircite

Source: Wiktionary

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Hir"cine, Hir"ci*nous, a. Etym: [L. hircinus, fr. hircus hegoat: cf. F. hircin.]

1. Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats.

2. Of a strong goatish smell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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