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Meaning of hircus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈhɪr.kʊs]

Definitions

  1. a buck, male goat
    declension-2, masculine
  2. the rank smell of the armpits
    broadly, declension-2, masculine
  3. a filthy person
    declension-2, figuratively, masculine

Equivalents

English billy goat goat

Examples

“Sī cui iūre bonō sacer ālārum obstitit hircus,...”

If ever a good fellow was justly affected with the vile stench of the armpits,...

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

hirnea hirneae hirneam hirnearum hirneas hirneis

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