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HIRCINE
hircine
(adjective) of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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