hircine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)

WordNet

Hir"cine, Hir"ci*nous adjective (Also<
  • Hircine
  • Hircinous
)
Etymology
L. hircinus, fr. hircus hegoat: cf. F. hircin.
Definitions
  1. Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats.
  2. Of a strong goatish smell.

Webster 1913