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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A ruminant mammal from the ''Capra'' family native to mountainous regions of Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Goats were domesticated for their [ | + | 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 [ | + | See also [[goat skiver]], [[goat vellum]], [[goatskin]] and [[goat hair]]. |
[[File:image9_goat.jpg|thumb|Goat]] | [[File:image9_goat.jpg|thumb|Goat]] | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 09:45, 16 January 2014
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