(book word, not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.
1838, Hypericaceæ, entry in The Penny Cyclopaedia, Volume 12, page 411,
Many are objects of ornament, but they are little cultivated because they have frequently a disagreeable hircine odour.
Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.
Libidinous; lustful.
noun
(mineralogy) A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.