Rocky Mountain goat

American  

noun

1. a long-haired, white, antelopelike wild goat, Oreamnos americanus, of mountainous regions of western North America, having short, black horns.

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Rocky Mountain goat British  

noun

1. a sure-footed goat antelope, Oreamnos americanus , inhabiting the Rocky Mountains. It has thick white hair and black backward-curving horns

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Etymology

Origin of Rocky Mountain goat

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

In America only one wild species is indigenous: that is, the Rocky Mountain goat.

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by Harvey, William

No, he couldn’t jump over the creek, unless he was a human flea or a Rocky Mountain goat.

From Twice Bought by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Gorals and serows belong to the subfamily Rupicaprinae which is an early mountain-living offshoot of the Bovidae; it also includes the chamois, takin, and the so-called Rocky Mountain goat of America.

From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Andrews, Roy Chapman

I have however, enjoyed rare opportunities with the white Rocky Mountain goat, on the summits of the Canadian Rockies as well as in captivity.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by Hornaday, William Temple

As he rounded a point in the rocks, he came upon a Rocky Mountain goat engaged in combat with a cinnamon bear.

From The Master-Knot of Human Fate by Meredith, Ellis