单词 | goat |
释义 | goat 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. Phrases and idioms 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. Derivatives goatish adj. goaty adj. Etymology: OE gat she-goat f. Gmc |
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