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| aba |
a coarse felted fabric of goat or camel hair. [1/2 definitions] |
| Amalthaea |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the goat that nursed Zeus, or Jupiter. [1/2 definitions] |
| Angora |
(often l.c.) the hair of the Angora rabbit or Angora goat. [2/4 definitions] |
| beard |
a similar hairy growth on an animal such as a goat. [1/4 definitions] |
| billy goat |
a male goat. |
| bleat |
the characteristic vocal sound of a goat, sheep, or calf. [1/4 definitions] |
| buck1 |
a fully grown male of certain animal species such as the deer, goat, rabbit, and sheep. [1/3 definitions] |
| Capricornus |
an autumn zodiacal constellation located between Sagittarius and Aquarius; Goat. |
| cloven |
being divided or split, as the hoof of a cow or goat. [1/2 definitions] |
| faun |
a rural deity in Roman mythology that had the upright stance and upper body of a man and the ears, horns, and lower body of a goat. |
| goatee |
a small beard on a man's chin, often trimmed to a tuft or point and resembling the beard of a goat. |
| goatskin |
the hide or skin of a goat, esp. as used for leather. [1/2 definitions] |
| hircine |
of or resembling a goat, esp. in odor. |
| kid1 |
a young goat. [2/3 definitions] |
| mohair |
the long soft silky hair or fleece of the Angora goat. [1/2 definitions] |
| mountain goat |
see "Rocky Mountain goat." |
| nanny goat |
a female goat. |
| Pan |
in Greek mythology, the god of woods and fields and the protector of shepherds and flocks, represented with the legs and sometimes the horns and ears of a goat; Faunus. |
| udder |
a large mammary organ with two or more glands, each with its own nipple, as in a cow or goat. |
| yean |
of a sheep or goat, to bear young. |
| yeanling |
the young offspring of a sheep or goat; lamb or kid. |
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