Meaning of caprovine | Babel Free

Definitions

A domestic sheep or goat. Also called a ovicaprid.

Examples

“Four questions are inherent in any reconstruction of prehistoric caprovine (sheep and goat) husbandry from faunal remains: the ratio of sheep to goats, the sex-ratio, the distribution of age with death, and the relative numerical importance of the two species within the faunal spectrum.”

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