domestic goat
- noun
- /dəˈmɛstɪk ɡoʊt/
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cabra doméstica
- Many people enjoy keeping domestic goats as pets because they are friendly and sociable.
Examples
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The cloned fetus, which contained reanimated DNA from the last known living Pyrenean ibex, was successfully brought to term after being implanted in the womb of a living domestic goat.
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He bought a domestic goat to help clear the brush in his backyard.
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Nowadays, approximately 90% of domestic goats are included in the A haplogroup (Naderi et al., 2008).
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The current study presents the first molecular research on ancient goats in Central Zagros and can provide novel information on the domestication and origin of modern domestic goats.
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Mycobacterium caprae has been isolated from cattle, domestic goats, domestic pigs, red deer (Cervus elaphus), and wild boar (1).
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The farmer raised several domestic goats for their milk and meat.
Synonyms
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A farm animal with a beard and horns kept for milk and meat
A goat kept on farms for milk, meat, and fiber
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'domestic' (domesticated/used by humans) modifies 'goat', so a learner who knows both words will infer a goat bred or kept by people. This adjective+noun pattern is common across languages and follows ordinary English semantics, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Domestic goat comes from the simple idea of a goat kept by people on farms and at home. The word domestic means 'tame' or 'kept by people', so domestic goat means a goat raised by people for milk, meat, or wool.