mountain goat
noun [ C ] uk/ˌmaʊn.tɪn ˈɡəʊt/ us/ˌmaʊn.tən ˈɡoʊt/
石山羊,岩羊,雪羊;(尤指)北美山羊
an animal similar to a goat that has long white hair and is found especially in mountain areas of North America
Mountain goats live among the steep slopes of the Rocky Mountains. 北美山羊生活在落基山脉的陡峭山坡间。
It is very easy to hike up into the mountains and find yourself alone with the mountain goats. 徒步上山之后,常常发现只有自己跟山羊在那里。
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- Despite its name, the mountain goat is not a goat.
- The mountain goat's natural range stretches from Washington and Idaho to Alaska's coastal mountains.
- In 1997, eleven mountain goats were killed by a lightning strike in the Collegiate Peaks.