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mountain goat

mountain goat

noun

  1. short for Rocky Mountain goat

  2. any wild goat inhabiting mountainous regions

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain goat1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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