Synonyms for goat

noun

Capra (Latin), nanny goat, billy goat, buck, kid, he-goat, she-goat, billy*. see also animal 2.

Types of goats include: ibex, markhor, bezoar, dzeren, Rocky Mountain, Angora, Cashmere, dwarf, Guinean, Egyptian, Granada, Nubian, Maltese, Nepal, Syrian, Alpine, Toggenburg, Saanen, African pygmy;

get one's goat*

See goat in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun

One who is made an object of blame:

scapegoat, whipping boy. (Slang) fall guy, patsy. See praise

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