ovicapridn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvɪˈkaprɪd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvɪˈkæprɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ovis , Capra , -id suffix³.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ovis, genus name of the sheep ( < classical Latin ovis : see ovi- comb. form²) + Capra, genus name of the goat ( < classical Latin capra she-goat: see capriole n.) + -id suffix³. Compare caprid adj., ovicaprine n., ovicaprine adj.

Chiefly Archaeology.

A. n.

A sheep or a goat.Since the bones of sheep and goats are not easily distinguished, they are often treated together by archaeologists.

ΚΠ

1969 World Archaeol. 1 127 Ovicaprids. There are twenty-two bones of sheep or goat.

1983 P. Bahn in C. Scarre Anc. France vii. 192 The most important feature is the appearance in layer 8 (mid-6th millennium bc) of apparently domestic ovicaprids.

1999 Christchurch (N.Z.) Press (Nexis) 22 Nov. 4 It is in fact very difficult to tell the bones of these ovicaprids apart.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating sheep or goats.

ΚΠ

1981 Glasgow Archaeol. Soc. Bull. Spring No. 11. 14 Severe fragmentation of the bone remains prevented identification of bovid or ovicaprid material.

1985 B. Levitan in N. R. J. Fieller et al. Palaeobiol. Investigations 41 It is based on a sample of 1855 ovicaprid mandibles from the first millennium AD site.

1999 Oxoniensia 63 45 There was no positive evidence for goat, and it is assumed that all ovicaprid remains were from sheep.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ovicaprid
释义	ovicapridn.adj. Brit. /ˌəʊvɪˈkaprɪd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvɪˈkæprɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ovis , Capra , -id suffix³. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ovis, genus name of the sheep ( < classical Latin ovis : see ovi- comb. form²) + Capra, genus name of the goat ( < classical Latin capra she-goat: see capriole n.) + -id suffix³. Compare caprid adj., ovicaprine n., ovicaprine adj. Chiefly Archaeology. A. n. A sheep or a goat.Since the bones of sheep and goats are not easily distinguished, they are often treated together by archaeologists. ΚΠ 1969 World Archaeol. 1 127 Ovicaprids. There are twenty-two bones of sheep or goat. 1983 P. Bahn in C. Scarre Anc. France vii. 192 The most important feature is the appearance in layer 8 (mid-6th millennium bc) of apparently domestic ovicaprids. 1999 Christchurch (N.Z.) Press (Nexis) 22 Nov. 4 It is in fact very difficult to tell the bones of these ovicaprids apart. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating sheep or goats. ΚΠ 1981 Glasgow Archaeol. Soc. Bull. Spring No. 11. 14 Severe fragmentation of the bone remains prevented identification of bovid or ovicaprid material. 1985 B. Levitan in N. R. J. Fieller et al. Palaeobiol. Investigations 41 It is based on a sample of 1855 ovicaprid mandibles from the first millennium AD site. 1999 Oxoniensia 63 45 There was no positive evidence for goat, and it is assumed that all ovicaprid remains were from sheep. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1969
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