Goatlike
101goat antelope — noun bovid related to goats but having antelope like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats • Hypernyms: ↑bovid • Hyponyms: ↑mountain goat, ↑Rocky Mountain goat, ↑Oreamnos americanus, ↑goral, ↑ …
102hircine — adj. goatlike. Etymology: L hircinus f. hircus he goat …
103mountain — n. 1 a large natural elevation of the earth s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large or high and steep hill. 2 a large heap or pile; a huge quantity (a mountain of work). 3 a large surplus stock of a commodity (butter… …
104tahr — n. any goatlike mammal of the genus Hemitragus, esp. H. jemlahicus of the Himalayas. Etymology: native name in Nepal …
105goat-antelope — goatˈ antelope noun A goatlike antelope, or an animal intermediate between goat and antelope, such as the chamois and the goral • • • Main Entry: ↑goat …
106goat-moth — goatˈ moth noun A large moth whose larvae feed on wood and exude a goatlike smell • • • Main Entry: ↑goat …
107cap|ric acid — «KAP rihk», a fatty acid found especially in butter and coconut oil and having a faint goatlike odor. Formula: C10H20O2 ╂[< Latin caper, caprī goat + English ic] …
108cham|ois — «SHAM ee» noun, plural ois, verb. –n. 1. a small, goatlike antelope that lives in the high mountains of Europe and western Asia, known for its agility in climbing steep cliffs: »One can see marmots, wild deer and chamois (Observer). 2. Also,… …
109go|ral — «GR uhl, GOHR », noun. a goatlike antelope of the mountains of central Asia. ╂[< a native name in the Himalayas] …
110ser|ow — «SEHR oh», noun. any one of a group of sturdy, dark colored, goatlike antelopes of eastern Asia. ╂[< the native name] …
