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

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Rocky Mountain goat

The devilish thing lives along the perpetual snow line; and, for incredible stunts in jumping and climbing, it can give points to any Rocky Mountain goat.

From Barbarians by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

From my experience with these animals, I believe they seek quite as rugged a country in which to make their homes as does the Rocky Mountain goat.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

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

You Rocky Mountain goat hunters don’t need any course of training in the Alps.”

From Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies by Eaton, Walter Prichard

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