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Meaning of HIRCINE

Pronunciation:  'hursIn

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 Definition: [adj]  of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)
 
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 Definition: 
\Hir"cine\, Hircinous \Hir"ci*nous\, a. [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.
 

 

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