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fainting goat

fainting goat noun: a breed of domestic goat characterised by a genetic disorder known as myotonia congenita, wherein the muscles freeze for roughly 3 seconds when the goat feels panic.

fainting goat: a breed of domestic goat characterised by a genetic disorder known as myotonia congenita, wherein...
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Noun

fainting goat (plural fainting goats)

  1. a breed of domestic goat characterised by a genetic disorder known as myotonia congenita, wherein the muscles freeze for roughly 3 seconds when the goat feels panic

Forms of fainting goat

pluralfainting goats

Words formed from fainting goat

Questions about fainting goat

What does fainting goat mean?
Fainting goat means a breed of domestic goat characterised by a genetic disorder known as myotonia congenita, wherein the muscles freeze for roughly 3 seconds when the goat feels panic.
What part of speech is fainting goat?
Fainting goat is a noun.
What is the plural of fainting goat?
The plural of fainting goat is fainting goats.

Words near fainting goat in the dictionary

  1. fainthood
  2. faintier
  3. faintiest
  4. faintified
  5. fainting
  6. fainting goat
  7. fainting goat syndrome
  8. fainting goats
  9. faintingly
  10. faintingness
  11. faintings

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