goat
noun [C] (ANIMAL) /ɡəʊt/
/ɡoʊt/ Definition
B1 an animal related to sheep that usually has horns and a beard. Goats live wild on mountains or are kept on farms to provide milk, meat, wool, etc.: goat's milk/cheeseSheep and goats
(Definition of goat noun (ANIMAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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