Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mountain goat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: moun-tain -goat
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sure-footed goat antelope, of the species Oreamnos americanus, of the North American mountains, having black curved horns and a shaggy coat.

Inflected Forms

mountain goats (plural)

Synonyms

Rocky Mountain goat oreamnos americanus

Questions

What does mountain goat mean?: A sure-footed goat antelope, of the species Oreamnos americanus, of the North American mountains, having black curved horns and a shaggy coat.

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