chèvre

Definitions of chèvre
  1. noun
    female goat
  2. noun
    any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
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    chevrette
    young goat
    bouc
    male goat
    chèvre domestique
    any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool
    chèvre sauvage
    undomesticated goat
    angora
    a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
    bouquetin
    wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
    type of:
    bovidés
    hollow-horned ruminants
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