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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT

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Rocky Mountain goat is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rocky Mountain goat

Mountain goat

The mountain goat, also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. Despite its vernacular name, it is not a member of Capra, the genus that includes the wild goat, Capra aegagrus, from which the domestic goat is derived. A subalpine to alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on cliffs and ice.

Definition of Rocky Mountain goat in the English dictionary

The definition of Rocky Mountain goat in the dictionary is a sure-footed goat antelope, Oreamnos americanus, inhabiting the Rocky Mountains. It has thick white hair and black backward-curving horns.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT

act the goat
Angora goat
billy goat
bushgoat
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goat
he-goat
Kashmir goat
mountain goat
nanny goat
scapegoat
she-goat

Synonyms and antonyms of Rocky Mountain goat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Rocky Mountain goat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT

Find out the translation of Rocky Mountain goat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Rocky Mountain goat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Rocky Mountain goat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洛矶山山羊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Rocky Mountain cabra
570 millions of speakers

English

Rocky Mountain goat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉकी माउंटेन बकरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روكي ماونتن الماعز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Rocky Горный козел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cabra de montanha rochosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রকি মাউন্টেন ছাগল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Chèvre des Rocheuses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kambing Rocky Mountain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rocky Mountain Ziege
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロッキー山脈のヤギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

록키 산 염소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kambing gunung Rocky
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Rocky Mountain dê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராக்கி மலை ஆடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉकी माउंटन शेळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kayalık dağ keçisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Rocky Mountain goat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rocky Mountain kóz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Rocky Гірський козел
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Capră Rocky Mountain
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Rocky Mountain κατσίκα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Rocky Mountain bok
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Rocky Mountain goat
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Rocky Mountain geit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Rocky Mountain goat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT»

The term «Rocky Mountain goat» is normally little used and occupies the 149.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Rocky Mountain goat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT»

Discover the use of Rocky Mountain goat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Rocky Mountain goat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Rifleman - sea slug
The Rocky Mountain goat is not a true goat but one of the so-called goat- antelopes closely related to the chamois, Rupicapra rupicapm, of Eurasia ( discussed elsewhere). With its short neck, large head and pure white coat, it looks more like a ...
‎2002
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Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and ...
Mountain goat, Rocky Mountain goat, snow goat, white goat SCIENTIFIC NAME. Oreamnos americanus Mountain goats belong to the family Bovidae, subfamily Caprinae, and tribe Rupicaprini (Rupes = rock, capra = goat ). Despite their name  ...
George A. Feldhamer, Bruce C. Thompson, Joseph A. Chapman, 2003
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Fair Chase in North America
However, over the years I've seen a number of writers (and/or helpful editors) try to stir up additional interest in a story about hunting the Rocky Mountain goat by calling it “the poor man's sheep hunt.” This offends me. It is true, thank goodness,  ...
Craig Boddington, 2004
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
P66 (Botany); UF Bristle-cone pine Bristlecone pine [Former heading] Hickory pine Pinus aristata BT Pine Rocky Mountain creeper USE Brown creeper Rocky Mountain fir USE Abies lasiocarpa Rocky Mountain goat USE Mountain goat Rocky ...
Library of Congress, 2006
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Rocky Mountain Front outstanding natural area activity ...
Rocky Mountain Goat lmprove habitat conditions and provide adequate forage on the Deep Creek and Ear Mountain areas in order to increase the mountain goat population from 50 to 75 by the year 2000. Assist the MDFW&P in meeting ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Great Falls Resource Area, United States. Bureau of Land Management. Lewistown District, 1989
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Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture: For the Year ...
Plate XXV furnishes a spirited illustration of that rare and beautiful denizen of the Rocky mountain summits, Aplocc rus monlanus, known as the Rocky mountain goat, although it is not a goat at all, but a goat-antelope, one of two species ...
United States Department of Agriculture, 1868
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Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture
Plate XXV furnishes a spirited illustration of that rare and beautiful denizen of tho Rocky mountain summits, Aplocerus montanus, known as the Rocky mountain goat, although it is not a goat at all, but a goat-antclope, one of two species ...
United States. Dept. of Agriculture, 1868
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
U53] UF Mountain goat Oreamnos americanus Oreamnos montanus BT Oreamnos Rocky Mountain goat hunting (May Subd Geog) [SK305.R62] BT Big game hunting Rocky Mountain grasshopper USE Rocky Mountain locust Rocky Mountain ...
‎1989
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Draft: Blackleaf environmental impact statement
... Ecological Services Div. and Kootenai National Forest, U.S.D.A. Forest Service . 122 pp. , 1981. Distribution and population characteristics of the Rocky Mountain goat along the east slope of the Rocky Mountains in northcentral Montana.
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Great Falls Resource Area, 1990
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A Beast the Color of Winter: The Mountain Goat Observed
The Rocky Mountain goat in the Black Hills. South Dakota Department Fish, Game, and Parks Bulletin No. 2, Bismark, S.D. RIDEOUT, C.B. 1974. A radio telemetry study of the ecology and behavior of the mountain goat. Ph.D. diss., University ...
‎2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Rocky Mountain goat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Workshop set for bighorn, Rocky Mountain goat hunters
The 115 lucky hunters who drew a bighorn sheep or Rocky Mountain goat tag are invited to an orientation on July 18 in The Dalles. The orientation is required ... «Statesman Journal, Jun 15»
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Non-native goats in Utah's La Sal Mountains
... environmental groups, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources released 20 non-native Rocky Mountain goats into the La Sals for hunting and wildlife viewing. «High Country News, Dec 14»
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Kinbasket squatter killed in shoot-out with police
Owen Court, spokesperson for the IIO told the Goat via email an update may be issued later today. Check next week's edition of the Rocky Mountain Goat News ... «The Rocky Mountain Goat, Sep 14»
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Oregon mountain goats coming back
(AP) — The mountain goat population appears to be growing on Central ... the number of Rocky Mountain goats on and around the 10,495-foot volcano. «The Columbian, Dec 12»
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Trophy BC mountain goat verified as world record
TROPHY HUNTING -- A Rocky Mountain goat taken by a hunter in 2011 in British Columbia has been named a world record for its species by the Boone and ... «The Spokesman Review, Apr 12»
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45 Rocky Mountain goats now roam on Mount Jefferson in Central …
BEND -- The population of Rocky Mountain goats on Mount Jefferson is growing, but hunters, hikers and mountain climbers are not likely to encounter the ... «OregonLive.com, Jan 12»
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Rocky Mountain goats released at base of Mt Jefferson
The goats were captured from the Elkhorn Mountain Range in Baker County, home to half of Oregon's estimated 800 Rocky Mountain goats. The relocation is ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 10»
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Wandering mountain goats get Oregon's attention
Take a hike in the Elkhorn Mountains above Baker City in the northeast corner of Oregon and you're likely to see them: Rocky Mountain goats perched on ... «KVAL, Mar 10»
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Oregon continues efforts to restore Rocky Mountain goats
Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeCorey Heath, an assistant district biologist with ODFW, holds a Rocky Mountain goat kid before it is released in the ... «OregonLive.com, Aug 09»
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Elkhorn Rocky Mountain goats GPS-collared for first time
The Rocky Mountain goat on the ground has a GPS collar, a $5,700 device donated by sportsman groups that allows biologists to closely monitor the goat's ... «KATU, Aug 08»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rocky Mountain goat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rocky-mountain-goat>. Apr 2024 ».
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