hircus in a sentence

Examples

1. While there was a lighthouse keeper on South Solitary Island, rabbits ( " Oryctolagus cuniculus " ), goats ( " Capra hircus " ) and dogs were introduced to the island to the detriment of the vegetation, but these animals have since been removed.
2. The other main threat to the mound springs in the park comes from trampling and grazing from feral species such as goats ( " Capra hircus " ) and rabbits ( " Oryctolagus cuniculus " ) and from rooting by feral pigs ( " Sus scrofa " ).
3. On the other hand, sub-adult saltwater crocodiles weighing only ( and measuring ) have been recorded killing and eating goats ( " Capra aegagrus hircus " ) weighing 50 to 92 % of their own body mass in Orissa, India, so are capable of attacking large prey from an early age.
4. Almost all wild goat species are allopatric ( geographically separated )  the only geographical overlaps are the wild goat ( " Capra hircus " ) with the East Caucasian tur ( " Capra caucasica cylindricornis " ), and the markhor ( " Capra falconeri " ) with the Siberian ibex ( " Capra siberica " ).
5. This unity is underlined by the role of Faunus in the aetiologic story told by Ovid and the symbolic relevance of the Lupercal : asked by the Roman couples at her " lucus " how to overcome the sterility that ensued the abduction of the Sabine women, Juno answered through a murmuring of leaves " " Italidas matres sacer hircus inito " " " That a sacred ram cover the Italic mothers ".