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hircine

American  
[hur-sahyn, -sin] / ˈhɜr saɪn, -sɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a goat.

  2. having a goatish odor.

  3. lustful; libidinous.

hircine British  
/ -sɪn, ˈhɜːsaɪn /

adjective

  1. archaic of or like a goat, esp in smell

  2. literary lustful; lascivious

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Etymology

Origin of hircine

1650–60; < Latin hircīnus of a goat, equivalent to hirc ( us ) goat + -īnus -ine 1

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