Capra
noun
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Contemporary Examples of capra
Capra is sorry he can't attend but wants both Hitch and Alma to know he is thinking of them.
Capra rushed on stage as the spotlight searched for Lloyd, the real victor.
Mr. Capra and Mr. Lloyd both thought that host Will Rogers was referring to them when he said, “Come on up and get it Frank!”
Historical Examples of capra
The wool of capra Angorensis or the Angora-goat, of which the shawls of Cashmere are made, and others in imitation of them.
The genera are Ovis (sheep), Capra (goats) and Hemitragus (tahr).
The oldest domesticated goats seem to be descended from the Bezoar goat (Capra ægagrus), from the mountains of southwestern Asia.
The New Stone Age in Northern EuropeJohn M. Tyler
The female Kemas goat is paler, and the female Capra ægagrus is said to be more uniformly tinted than their respective males.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to SexCharles Darwin
On their right, Capra's isle and Portici--and Vesuvius--wreathed in vapour, presented themselves.
A Love StoryA Bushman