Capridæ, a term sometimes, though not frequently, used to denote the Sheep and Goat family (Ovis and Capra) as distinguished on the one hand from Cattle (Bovina), and on the other from all sorts of Antelopes (Antelopina). The term Ovina is more frequent, and has the same content.
Capridæ
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 747
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