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A ruminant mammal from the ''Capra'' family native to mountainous regions of Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Goats were domesticated for their [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=milk milk], meat, and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fur fur]. Their horns are hollow and male goats typically have long chin hairs. | A ruminant mammal from the ''Capra'' family native to mountainous regions of Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Goats were domesticated for their [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=milk milk], meat, and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fur fur]. Their horns are hollow and male goats typically have long chin hairs. | ||
| − | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goat | + | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goat%20skiver goat skiver], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goat%20vellum goat vellum], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goatskin goatskin] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goat%20hair goat hair]. |
[[File:image9_goat.jpg|thumb|Goat]] | [[File:image9_goat.jpg|thumb|Goat]] | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Ziegen (Deut.); cabra (Esp.); | + | Ziegen (Deut.); cabra (Esp.); chèvre (Fr.); geit (Ned., Nor.); bode (Port.) |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Goat." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Goat." Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 Apr. 2004 . |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005) | ||
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Description
A ruminant mammal from the Capra family native to mountainous regions of Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Goats were domesticated for their milk, meat, and fur. Their horns are hollow and male goats typically have long chin hairs.
See also goat skiver, goat vellum, goatskin and goat hair.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Ziegen (Deut.); cabra (Esp.); chèvre (Fr.); geit (Ned., Nor.); bode (Port.)
Authority
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Goat." Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 Apr. 2004 .
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998