Caprid vs Caprine - What's the difference?
caprid | caprine |
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the subfamily Caprinae of ruminants, of which the goat (genus Capra ) is the type.
Any of certain caprids (including sheep) that are regarded as being similar to the goat; any member of the tribe .
* 2008 , Charles R. Peters, et al.'', ''3: Paleoecology of the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem'', A. R. E. Sinclair, Craig Packer, Simon A. R. Mduma, John M. Fryxell (editors, ''Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics ,
* 2010 , Aharon Sasson, Animal Husbandry in Ancient Israel: A Zooarchaeological Perspective on Livestock Exploitation, Herd Management and Economic Strategies ,
* 2011 , Joy McCorriston, Pilgrimage and Household in the Ancient Near East ,
As adjectives the difference between caprid and caprine
is that caprid is (zoology) of or pertaining to the subfamily caprinae of ruminants, of which the goat (genus capra ) is the type while caprine is of or relating to goats.As nouns the difference between caprid and caprine
is that caprid is (zoology) any member of the subfamily caprinae while caprine is any of certain caprids (including sheep) that are regarded as being similar to the goat; any member of the tribe .caprid
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(-)Derived terms
* ovicapridSynonyms
* goat antelopeAnagrams
*caprine
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See also
* haedine * hircineNoun
(en noun)page 77,
- By the late Holocene, most archaeological sites in the central Rift Valley display a significant pastoralist occupation and are dominated by cattle and caprines', while others preserve an abundant wild grassland fauna with substantial numbers of cattle and ' caprines (Gifford, Isaac, and Nelson 1980).
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- For instance, the graph of the Early Bronze Age sites shows that the relative frequency of caprines in regions 1, 2, and 3 does not differ significantly.
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- Middle seventh-millennium BC domesticated caprines near the Red Sea coast may be introductions from across the Red Sea or along its coastal margins from the north (Vermeersch et al. 1994: 39), perhaps emphasizing the Red Sea littoral as a distinctive cultural area rather than a barrier or route to somewhere else.
