hircine

  1. Adjective.  (not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.“hircine” defined by WordNet® 3·0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
  2. Adjective.  Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats..
  3. Adjective.  Libidinous; lustful; excessively and overweeningly desirous..
  4. Noun.  (mineralogy) A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma..

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