goat vs caprine animal

goat and caprine animal both are nouns.

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

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

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

goat (noun)	caprine animal (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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