Goat vs. Sheep

Goatnoun

A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra.

Goatnoun

(slang) A lecherous man.

Goatnoun

(informal) A scapegoat.

Goatnoun

(slang) A Pontiac GTO car.

Goatnoun

(speech recognition) A person who is not easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with sheep.

Goatverb

(transitive) To allow goats to feed on.

Goatverb

(transitive) To scapegoat.

Goatnoun

A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (Capra hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.

Goatnoun

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

Goatnoun

a victim of ridicule or pranks

Goatnoun

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

Goatnoun

the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19

Goatnoun

a hardy domesticated ruminant mammal that has backward-curving horns and (in the male) a beard. It is kept for its milk and meat, and noted for its lively behaviour.

Goatnoun

a wild mammal related to the goat, such as the ibex.

Goatnoun

the zodiacal sign Capricorn or the constellation Capricornus.

Goatnoun

a lecherous man.

Goatnoun

a stupid person; a fool

Goatnoun

a scapegoat.

Goat

The domestic goat or simply goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of C. aegagrus domesticated from the wild goat of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the animal family Bovidae and the subfamily Caprinae, meaning it is closely related to the sheep.

Sheepnoun

(countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

Sheepnoun

(countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

Sheepnoun

(uncountable) Sheepskin leather.

Sheepnoun

A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.

Sheep

Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.

Sheep

A weak, bashful, silly fellow.

Sheep

Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.

Sheepnoun

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

Sheepnoun

a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

Sheepnoun

a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision;

Sheep

Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates.