rupicaprineadj.n.
/ˌruːpɪˈkaprʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌrupiˈkæpraɪn/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Designating a group of bovid ruminants comprising the chamois (genus Rupicapra) and other goat-antelopes; of or relating to this group.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [adjective] > belonging to the Rupicaprinae
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1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IV. 281 The Rupicaprine Group.
1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 384/1 The only Antelope found in Western Europe, and..the type of the Rupicaprine or goat-like group of that family.
1918 Geogr. Rev. 6 10 They are also sometimes called the Rupicaprine antelopes from the scientific name of the chamois (Rupicapra).
2002 J. Agustí & M. Antón Mammoths, Sabertooths, & Hominids vi. 240 (caption) Skeleton of the rupicaprine bovid Gallogoral meneghini.
B. n.
A rupicaprine ruminant; a goat-antelope.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Rupicaprinae > genus Rupicapra (chamois)
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rupicapra1673
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rupicaprine1891
1891 H. H. Johnston Livingstone & Explor. of Central Afr. i. 15 ‘Antelopes’ should be reserved to designate the ring-horned ruminants, such as the Cephalophines, the Rupicaprines, the goats, sheep, and gazelles.
1922 W. T. Hornaday Pop. Official Guide N.Y. Zool. Park (ed. 7) 51 The White Goat..belongs to a small group known as the Rupicaprines or rock antelopes.
1975 Mammalian Species No. 63. 1/1 The rupicaprines, or goat-antelopes, include, in addition to Oreamnos, the Recent Old World genera Capricornis, Naemorhedus, Rupicapra.., and perhaps Budorcas.
2002 J. Agustí & M. Antón Mammoths, Sabertooths, & Hominids vi. 238 Gallogoral was rather similar in structure to such present-day rupicaprines as the goral of Asia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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