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Capra
(gcide) | Capra \Ca"pra\, n. [L., a she goat.] (Zool.)
A genus of ruminants, including the common goat.
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capra
(wn) | Capra
n 1: United States film maker (1897-1991) [syn: Capra, {Frank
Capra}]
2: goats [syn: Capra, genus Capra] |
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Antilocapra Americana
(gcide) | Pronghorn \Prong"horn`\, n. (Zool.)
An American antelope (Antilocapra Americana), native of the
plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly
yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and
throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the
horns is shed annually. Called also cabr['e]e, cabut,
prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope.
[1913 Webster]Antelope \An"te*lope\ ([a^]n"t[-e]*l[=o]p), n. [OF. antelop, F.
antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius,
"Hexa["e]m.," p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zool.)
One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between
the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or
ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
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The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. --Spenser.
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Note: The common or bezoar antelope of India is {Antilope
bezoartica}. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the
addax, and the eland are other species. See Gazelle.
The pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra Americana) is
found in the Rocky Mountains. See Pronghorn.
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Antilope cervicapra
(gcide) | Sasin \Sa"sin\, n. (Zool.)
The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica syn. {Antilope
cervicapra}), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has
long, spiral, divergent horns.
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Capra aegagrus
(gcide) | Goat \Goat\ (g[=o]t), n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[=a]t; akin to
D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged,
Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zool.)
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several
species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({Capra
hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
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Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have
long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile
fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat (Capra [ae]gagrus),
of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its
stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species
of the domestic goat. The Rocky Mountain goat
(Haplocercus montanus) is more nearly related to the
antelopes. See Mazame.
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Goat antelope (Zool), one of several species of antelopes,
which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved
horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail,
as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.
Goat fig (Bot.), the wild fig.
Goat house.
(a) A place for keeping goats.
(b) A brothel. [Obs.]
Goat moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Cossus, esp. the
large European species (Cossus ligniperda), the larva of
which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three
years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the
he-goat.
Goat weed (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus
Capraria (Capraria biflora).
Goat's bane (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum
Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from
Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.
Goat's foot (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis
caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.
Goat's rue (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Galega officinalis
of Europe, or Tephrosia Virginiana in the United
States).
Goat's thorn (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus
Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.
Goat's wheat (Bot.), the genus Tragopyrum (now referred
to Atraphaxis).
[1913 Webster]Bezoar \Be"zoar\, n. [F. b['e]zoard, fr. Ar. b[=a]zahr,
b[=a]dizahr, fr. Per. p[=a]d-zahr bezoar; p[=a]d protecting +
zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.]
A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain
ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the
Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote
for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential,
or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.
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Note: Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the Bezoar
orientale of India, and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru.
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Bezoar antelope. See Antelope.
Bezoar goat (Zool.), the wild goat (Capra [ae]gagrus).
Bezoar mineral, an old preparation of oxide of antimony.
--Ure.
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Capra falconeri
(gcide) | Markhoor \Mark"hoor`\, markhor \mark"hor`\, n. [Per.
m[=a]r-kh[=o]r snake eater.] (Zool.)
A large wild goat (Capra falconeri syn. Capra megaceros),
having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains
of Northern India and Cashmere.
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Capra hircus
(gcide) | Goat \Goat\ (g[=o]t), n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[=a]t; akin to
D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged,
Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zool.)
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several
species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({Capra
hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
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Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have
long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile
fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat (Capra [ae]gagrus),
of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its
stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species
of the domestic goat. The Rocky Mountain goat
(Haplocercus montanus) is more nearly related to the
antelopes. See Mazame.
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Goat antelope (Zool), one of several species of antelopes,
which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved
horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail,
as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.
Goat fig (Bot.), the wild fig.
Goat house.
(a) A place for keeping goats.
(b) A brothel. [Obs.]
Goat moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Cossus, esp. the
large European species (Cossus ligniperda), the larva of
which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three
years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the
he-goat.
Goat weed (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus
Capraria (Capraria biflora).
Goat's bane (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum
Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from
Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.
Goat's foot (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis
caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.
Goat's rue (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Galega officinalis
of Europe, or Tephrosia Virginiana in the United
States).
Goat's thorn (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus
Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.
Goat's wheat (Bot.), the genus Tragopyrum (now referred
to Atraphaxis).
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Capra Hispanica
(gcide) | Ibex \I"bex\ ([imac]"b[e^]ks), n.; pl. E. Ibexes
([imac]"b[e^]ks*[e^]z), L. Ibices ([imac]b"[i^]*s[=e]z).
[L., a kind of goat, the chamois.] (Zool.)
One of several species of wild goats having very large,
recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also
steinbok.
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Note: The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The
Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (Capra Hispanica) has
smoother and more spreading horns.
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Capra ibex
(gcide) | Ibex \I"bex\ ([imac]"b[e^]ks), n.; pl. E. Ibexes
([imac]"b[e^]ks*[e^]z), L. Ibices ([imac]b"[i^]*s[=e]z).
[L., a kind of goat, the chamois.] (Zool.)
One of several species of wild goats having very large,
recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also
steinbok.
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Note: The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The
Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (Capra Hispanica) has
smoother and more spreading horns.
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Capra Jemlaica
(gcide) | Jharal \Jha"ral\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A wild goat (Capra Jemlaica) which inhabits the loftiest
mountains of India. It has long, coarse hair, forming a thick
mane on its head and neck.
[1913 Webster]Thar \Thar\, n. (Zool.)
A goatlike animal (Capra Jemlaica) native of the Himalayas.
It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The
hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very
long, reaching to the knees. Called also serow, and imo.
[Written also thaar, and tahr.]
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Capra megaceros
(gcide) | Markhoor \Mark"hoor`\, markhor \mark"hor`\, n. [Per.
m[=a]r-kh[=o]r snake eater.] (Zool.)
A large wild goat (Capra falconeri syn. Capra megaceros),
having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains
of Northern India and Cashmere.
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Capra Nubiana
(gcide) | Jaal goat \Jaal" goat`\ (Zool.)
A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the
mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called
also beden, and jaela.
[1913 Webster]Beden \Bed"en\, n. (Zool.)
The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex (Capra Nubiana). It is
probably the wild goat of the Bible.
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Capraria biflora
(gcide) | Goat \Goat\ (g[=o]t), n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[=a]t; akin to
D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged,
Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zool.)
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several
species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({Capra
hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
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Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have
long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile
fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat (Capra [ae]gagrus),
of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its
stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species
of the domestic goat. The Rocky Mountain goat
(Haplocercus montanus) is more nearly related to the
antelopes. See Mazame.
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Goat antelope (Zool), one of several species of antelopes,
which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved
horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail,
as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.
Goat fig (Bot.), the wild fig.
Goat house.
(a) A place for keeping goats.
(b) A brothel. [Obs.]
Goat moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Cossus, esp. the
large European species (Cossus ligniperda), the larva of
which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three
years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the
he-goat.
Goat weed (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus
Capraria (Capraria biflora).
Goat's bane (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum
Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from
Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.
Goat's foot (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis
caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.
Goat's rue (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Galega officinalis
of Europe, or Tephrosia Virginiana in the United
States).
Goat's thorn (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus
Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.
Goat's wheat (Bot.), the genus Tragopyrum (now referred
to Atraphaxis).
[1913 Webster]Sweetweed \Sweet"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A name for two tropical American weeds (Capraria biflora,
and Scoparia dulcis) of the Figwort family.
[1913 Webster]West India \West` In"di*a\, West Indian \West` In"di*an\
Belonging or relating to the West Indies.
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West India tea (Bot.), a shrubby plant (Capraria biflora)
having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes
used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.
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Caprate
(gcide) | Caprate \Cap"rate\, n. (Chem.)
A salt of capric acid.
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Capreolus capraea
(gcide) | Roebuck \Roe"buck`\, n. [1st roe + buck.] (Zool.)
A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capraea)
having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the
summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and
graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high
grounds.
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Cervicapra arundinacea
(gcide) | Rietboc \Riet"boc\, n. [D. riet reed + bok buck.] (Zool.)
The reedbuck, a South African antelope ({Cervicapra
arundinacea}); -- so called from its frequenting dry places
covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish
brown. Called also inghalla, and rietbok.
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Ipomoea Pes-Caprae
(gcide) | Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
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Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zool.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zool.), any one of several species of blister
beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species
(Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the
gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most
common. See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius
trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or
hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the "potato" of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a
fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the
original stock of the sweet potato.
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Procapra gutturosa
(gcide) | Dzeren \Dze"ren\, Dzeron \Dze"ron\, n. (Zool.)
The Chinese yellow antelope (Procapra gutturosa), a
remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the deserts of
Central Asia, Tibet, and China.
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Procapra picticauda
(gcide) | Goa \Go"a\, n. (Zool.)
A species of antelope (Procapra picticauda), inhabiting
Thibet.
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Rupicapra tragus
(gcide) | Chamois \Cham"ois\ (sh[a^]m"m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi"; 277), n. [F.
chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.]
1. (Zool.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus),
living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the
Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and
is a favorite object of chase.
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2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from
sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and
chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy.
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antilocapra
(wn) | Antilocapra
n 1: type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one
species [syn: Antilocapra, genus Antilocapra] |
antilocapra americana
(wn) | Antilocapra americana
n 1: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American
plains with small branched horns [syn: pronghorn,
prongbuck, pronghorn antelope, American antelope,
Antilocapra americana] |
antilope cervicapra
(wn) | Antilope cervicapra
n 1: common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
[syn: blackbuck, black buck, Antilope cervicapra] |
capra
(wn) | Capra
n 1: United States film maker (1897-1991) [syn: Capra, {Frank
Capra}]
2: goats [syn: Capra, genus Capra] |
capra aegagrus
(wn) | Capra aegagrus
n 1: wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions [syn: bezoar goat,
pasang, Capra aegagrus] |
capra falconeri
(wn) | Capra falconeri
n 1: large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns [syn:
markhor, markhoor, Capra falconeri] |
capra hircus
(wn) | Capra hircus
n 1: any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or
wool [syn: domestic goat, Capra hircus] |
capra ibex
(wn) | Capra ibex
n 1: wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa
having large recurved horns [syn: ibex, Capra ibex] |
frank capra
(wn) | Frank Capra
n 1: United States film maker (1897-1991) [syn: Capra, {Frank
Capra}] |
genus antilocapra
(wn) | genus Antilocapra
n 1: type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one
species [syn: Antilocapra, genus Antilocapra] |
genus capra
(wn) | genus Capra
n 1: goats [syn: Capra, genus Capra] |
genus rupicapra
(wn) | genus Rupicapra
n 1: chamois [syn: Rupicapra, genus Rupicapra] |
ipomoea pes-caprae
(wn) | Ipomoea pes-caprae
n 1: a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to
Texas [syn: railroad vine, beach morning glory,
Ipomoea pes-caprae] |
oxalis pes-caprae
(wn) | Oxalis pes-caprae
n 1: South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
[syn: Bermuda buttercup, English-weed, {Oxalis pes-
caprae}, Oxalis cernua] |
rupicapra
(wn) | Rupicapra
n 1: chamois [syn: Rupicapra, genus Rupicapra] |
rupicapra rupicapra
(wn) | Rupicapra rupicapra
n 1: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns
with backward-hooked tips [syn: chamois, {Rupicapra
rupicapra}] |
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