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English noun: goat

1. goat (animal) any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns


Synonymscaprine animal


Broader (hypernym)bovid


Narrower (hyponym)billy, billy goat, Capra hircus, domestic goat, he-goat, kid, nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat, wild goat


Part holonymbeard, horn


Member meronymCapra, genus Capra

2. goat (person) a victim of ridicule or pranks


Synonymsbutt, laughingstock, stooge


Broader (hypernym)dupe, victim


Narrower (hyponym)April fool

3. Goat (person) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn


SynonymsCapricorn


Broader (hypernym)individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul


Domain categoryastrology, star divination

4. Goat (location) the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19


SynonymsCapricorn, Capricorn the Goat


Instance hypernymhouse, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign









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