mountain goat

noun

1. Rocky Mountain goat.

mountain goat

noun

1. short for Rocky Mountain goat
2. any wild goat inhabiting mountainous regions

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain goat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

The elusive artist's signature stencil-styled piece, which appears to show a mountain goat perched on a ledge as rocks fall, has been painted on a wall in Kew Green, Richmond.

From BBC

In fact, surveyed mountain goat populations across the state, with one exception, have been declining since at least 2018, according to counts by state and tribal officials.

From Seattle Times

Coast Salish tribes, at the forefront of the North Cascades mountain goat monitoring efforts, have deep cultural ties to the animals.

From Seattle Times

Indigenous mountain goat hunters would use every part of the animal for different purposes, Jones said.

From Seattle Times

Examination under an electron microscope at the University of Victoria in British Columbia would reveal the blanket, made sometime in the mid-1800s, was created from mountain goat and fur from the extinct Coast Salish woolly-dog.

From Seattle Times