Nubian goat

American  

noun

1. one of a breed of large, long-eared North African goats having a Roman nose and predominantly brown or black hair: noted for their rich milk.

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Etymology

Origin of Nubian goat

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Eyebrows, a Nubian goat, Lily Belle, a Nigerian Dwarf goat, and Swiss Cheese, an Alpine goat, have four stomachs each and eat 25 percent of their body weight each day on the park’s steep hillsides.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2017

The Nubian goat, which is met with in Nubia, Upper Egypt and Abyssinia, differs greatly in appearance from those previously described.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various