mountain goat
Americannoun
noun
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short for Rocky Mountain goat
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any wild goat inhabiting mountainous regions
Etymology
Origin of mountain goat
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Thus, the antelope or pronghorn is not a true antelope, the buffalo is not a buffalo, the Rocky Mountain goat is not a goat, and the elk is not an elk.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas
Here and there glistened a rushing stream or a lofty waterfall, and on one of the hills he saw a herd of mule deer and on another a solitary Rocky Mountain goat.
From The Rover Boys out West Or, The Search for a Lost Mine by Stratemeyer, Edward
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
The blue roan made that butte slick as a Rocky Mountain goat.
From Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Gates, Eleanor
In the mountains of British Columbia are the bighorn or Rocky Mountain sheep and the Rocky Mountain goat, while the 148 saddleback and white mountain sheep have recently been discovered in the northern Cordillera.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
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