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rupicapra (iou)



rupicapra noun. L17.
[Latin, from rupes rock + capra she-goat.]
Zoology. The chamois. Now only as mod. Latin genus name.
rupicaprine adjective of, pertaining to, or designating bovids of the subfamily Caprinae and tribe Rupicaprini, e.g. chamois, mountain goats, gorals, and serows E19.