hircocervus

noun

hir·​co·​cer·​vus

ˌhərkōˈsərvəs

plural -es

: a legendary creature that is half goat and half stag

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Latin hircus he-goat + cervus stag; translation of Greek tragelaphos, from tragos he-goat + elaphos stag

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