goat antelope

goat antelope

n. Any of various wild ruminant mammals of the family Bovidae, especially those of the subfamily Caprinae that have characteristics of both goats and antelopes, such as the chamois, the serows, and the mountain goat.

goat antelope

n (Animals) any bovid mammal of the tribe Rupicaprini, including the chamois, goral, serow, and Rocky Mountain goat, having characteristics of both goats and antelopes

goat′ an`telope

n. any of several bovids with both goatlike and antelopelike features. [1840–50]

Thesaurus

Noun

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goat antelope - bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goatsBovidae, family Bovidae - true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goatsbovid - hollow-horned ruminantsmountain goat, Oreamnos americanus, Rocky Mountain goat - sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North Americagoral, Naemorhedus goral - small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountainsserow - short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern AsiaRupicapra rupicapra, chamois - hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tipsBudorcas taxicolor, gnu goat, takin - large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area