Chamois synonyms

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antelope
(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
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chammy
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cloth
Cloth is defined as a fabric made of fibrous materials.
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fabric
A cloth produced especially by knitting, weaving, or felting fibers.
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leather
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
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skin
Skin is the outer layer of something.
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Rupicapra rupicapra
hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
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chamois-leather
A soft suede leather, originally from the antelope but now made from sheepskin, used in cleaning and polishing.
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chammy leather
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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shammy leather
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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rupicapra (related)
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well-wrung (related)
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sheepskin (related)
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Find another word for chamois. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for chamois, like: antelope, chammy, cloth, fabric, leather, shammy, skin, Rupicapra rupicapra, chamois-leather, chammy leather and shammy leather.
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  • The forests are well stocked with game, deer, chamois (in the Alps), wild boars, capercailzie, grouse, pheasants, &c. being plentiful.

  • The great majority of antelopes, exclusive of the doubtful chamois group (which, however, will be included in the present article), are African, although the gazelles are to a considerable extent an Asiatic;'group. They include ruminants varying in size from a hare to an ox; and comprise about 150 species, although this number is subject to considerable variation according to personal views as to the limitations of species and races.

  • In concluding, this survey of living antelopes, reference may be made to the subfamilyRupicaprinae (typified by the European chamois), the members of which, as already stated, are in some respects intermediate between antelopes and goats.

  • The Ungulata are represented by the chamois (Rupicapra tragus) and the bouquetin or steinbock (Capra ibex).

  • Chamois are gregarious, living in herds of 15 or 20, and feeding generally in the morning or evening.

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