caprinus

căprīnus, a, um, adj. [caper], of or pertaining to goats:

grex,

Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 1; 2, 10, 3; Liv. 22, 10, 3:

genus,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 19: [p. 288] pecus, Col. 7, 6; 7, 7, 1:

stercus,

Cato, R. R. 36; Varr. R. R. 1, 38, 2:

pellis,

Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 82:

lac,

Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 124; 30, 11, 30, § 99:

sanguis,

id. 28, 17, 68, § 232.—Prov.:

rixari de lanā caprinā,

to contend about trifles, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 15.—

II.

Subst.: că-prīna, ae, f. (sc. caro), goat ' s flesh, Val. Imp. ap. Vop. Prob. 4.