| goat antelope n. Any of various wild ruminant mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the mountain goat or the chamois, having characteristics of both goats and antelopes. |
goat antelope
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any bovid mammal of the tribe Rupicaprini, including the chamois, goral, serow, and Rocky Mountain goat, having characteristics of both goats and antelopes
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| Noun | 1. |  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; goats bovid - hollow-horned ruminants mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus, Rocky Mountain goat - sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America goral, Naemorhedus goral - small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains serow - short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia Rupicapra rupicapra, chamois - hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips |
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