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goats

  • plural
    of goat.
    goat
    noun
    any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.

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"There is no insurance system here for livestock, especially goats," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Her farm grew to around 300 goats, 500 ducks and 1,000 chickens, along with fish.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Now he can only feed up to 15 goats, compared with as many as 40 previously.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

They take the olive groves and the goats and the summer houses, and they take the makeshift shelters and the fragile new footing of people who had already lost everything once.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Besides the goats and chickens and growling domovoi, the barn was still and empty.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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