The adjective hircine refers to which animal?
Goat "nannies", intact males are called "bucks" or "billies" and juvenile goats of both sexes are called "kids". Castrated males are called "wethers". While the words "hircine" and "caprine" both refer to anything having a goat-like quality, "hircine" is used most often to emphasize the distinct smell of domestic goats. In 2011, there were more than 924 million goats living in the world, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. The Modern English word "goat" comes from Old English "gāt" "she-goat, goat in general", which in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *"gaitaz" (cf. Dutch/Icelandic "geit", German "Geiß", and Gothic "gaits"), ultimately
Proper adjective because it refers to any one member of a group of animals. In English orthography, most proper nouns are capitalized, while most common nouns are not. As a result, the term "proper noun" has come to mean, in lay usage, "a noun that is capitalized", and "common noun" to mean "a noun that is not capitalized". Furthermore, English adjectives that derive from proper nouns are usually capitalized. Because of this, the terms "proper adjective" and "common adjective" have come to be used, with meanings analogous to the lay meanings of "proper noun" and "common noun". Proper adjectives are just capitalized