caprine animal vs goat

caprine animal and goat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caprine animal	Yes	No	No	No
goat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, caprine animal and goat are synonyms defined as:

caprine animal and goat: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

caprine animal (noun)	goat (noun)
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns	any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
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