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domestic goat

/dəˌmɛstɪk goʊt/
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Other forms: domestic goats

Definitions of domestic goat
  1. noun
    any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool
    synonyms: Capra hircus
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    types:
    Cashmere goat, Kashmir goat
    Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool
    Angora, Angora goat, angora
    a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
    type of:
    caprine animal, goat
    any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
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