What does caprovine mean?
Caprovine means (chiefly archaeology) A domestic sheep or goat.
Caprovine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caprovine is a noun meaning (chiefly archaeology) A domestic sheep or goat.
Meaning
(chiefly archaeology) A domestic sheep or goat.
More Meanings
- (chiefly archaeology) Of, relating to, or designating domestic sheep or goats.
Example Sentences
We can conclude at this point that communitie with caprovine husbandry are certainly attested in northern Africa, particularly in Sudan, at about 5000 bc.
As regards the bovine and caprovine remains associated in these sites to the Cardial style pottery, [Marta] Camps (1982) noted that “It would seem that in this area the introduction of domesticated animals coincided with the beginning of the pottery production.”
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.
Word Forms
- caprovines
Synonyms for caprovine
Depending on context, synonyms include ovicaprid.
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What is a synonym for caprovine?
Common synonyms include ovicaprid.
How do you use caprovine in a sentence?
We can conclude at this point that communitie with caprovine husbandry are certainly attested in northern Africa, particularly in Sudan, at about 5000 bc.
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