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

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Rocky Mountain goat

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

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

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

The takin, serow, and goral are the Asiatic members of this sub-family, the Rupicaprinae, which is represented in America by the so-called Rocky Mountain goat and in Europe by the chamois.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman