ovicaprini
English translation: sheep and goats
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| 14:14 Jun 21, 2004 |
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sheep and goats Explanation: Sheep (ruminant mammal, genus Ovis) and goats (hollow-horned ruminant mammal, genus Capra) are indicated with a composed name in Italian, although they belong to two different genera. |
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33 mins confidence:
ovicaprine Explanation: If you want the more technical term, otherwise sheep and goats is fine. |
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ovicaprines Explanation: http://ancientneareast.tripod.com/207.html http://www.unica.it/~segfisio/Mediterranean/Pagina vuota 2.h... http://tetide.geo.uniroma1.it/sciterra/pubdip/publicaz/07_ve... and many other sources under the term "ovicaprines". |
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