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n. 1 a a
hardy lively frisky short-haired domesticated mammal, Capra aegagrus, having horns and (in the male) a beard, and kept for its milk and meat. b either of two
similar mammals, the mountain goat and the Spanish goat.
2 any other mammal of the genus Capra, including the ibex.
3 a lecherous man.
4 colloq. a foolish person.
5 (the Goat) the zodiacal sign or constellation Capricorn.
6 US a scapegoat.
get a person's goat colloq. irritate a person. goat-antelope any antelope-like member of the goat family, including the chamois and goral. goat-god Pan. goat moth any of various large moths of the family Cossidae. goat's-beard 1 a meadow plant, Tragopogon pratensis.
2 a herbaceous plant, Aruncus dioicus, with long plumes of white flowers.
goatish adj. goaty adj. [OE gat she-goat f. Gmc]
