: a ruminant mammal (Oreamnos americanus) of mountainous northwestern North America that has a thick yellowish-white coat and slightly curved horns and resembles a goat
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Recent Examples on the WebAlong the way, travelers can see mountain goats and bighorn sheep as well as grizzly bears.—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024 Here, grizzly bears, wolverines, and mountain goats make their homes, and glaciers still cling to the highest summits, on lands to which the Blackfeet, Selis, Qlispe, and Ksanka tribes have ancestral ties.—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2023 Wesley Sarmento, a mountain goat expert at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, called the study innovative.—Lesley Evans Ogden, New York Times, 1 May 2024 Here, Camping World noted, visitors can spot everything from mountain goats to elk, bighorn sheep, and even mountain lions.—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mountain goat
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: a cud-chewing mammal of the mountains of western North America that has a thick yellowish white hairy coat and slightly curved black horns and closely resembles a goat
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