Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hircocervus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hir-co-cervus
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mythical creature, half goat, half stag.

Example Sentences

"A legendary creature described as being a stag and goat hybrid, the hircocervus (“he-goat stag”) is said to have appeared in medieval bestiaries but there are no specific legends about them."

Etymology

From Latin hircus (“goat”) + cervus (“stag”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does hircocervus mean?: A mythical creature, half goat, half stag.
Where does hircocervus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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