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hircine

/hur-sahyn, -sin/US // ˈhɜr saɪn, -sɪn //UK // (ˈhɜːsaɪn, -sɪn) //

希尔康,希尔辛,希尔滨,希尔克

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or resembling a goat.
    • : having a goatish odor.
    • : lustful; libidinous.

Examples

  • Beef suet consists of stearine, margarine, and oleine; mutton and goat suet contain a little hircine.

  • The professor glared across the room like an infuriated animal, a comparison heightened by his notoriously hircine appearance.

  • Hircine, hėr′sīn, adj. goat-like: having a strong goatish smell.