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geep

/ɡiːp/

geep noun: a sheep–goat hybrid, an animal with DNA from a goat and from a sheep, whether produced artificially or by natural intermating.

Noun (1)

geep (plural geeps)

  1. A sheep–goat hybrid, an animal with DNA from a goat and from a sheep, whether produced artificially or by natural intermating.
    Synonyms:
    shoat

Noun (2) capitalized: Geep

Geep (plural Geeps)

  1. (informal) A nickname for the EMD GP series diesel locomotives.
    • Norfolk & Western was a workhorse of another strain. It dieselized in theory if not in practice a couple of decades before the first Geep hit the property.1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.

Synonyms of geep

Forms of geep

pluralgeeps
pluralGeeps

Origin of geep

Blend of goat + sheep.

From GP (general purpose locomotive), usually spelt with a capital G.

Words that rhyme with geep

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Questions about geep

What does geep mean?
Geep means a sheep–goat hybrid, an animal with DNA from a goat and from a sheep, whether produced artificially or by natural intermating.
What part of speech is geep?
Geep is a noun.
How do you pronounce geep?
Geep is pronounced /ɡiːp/.
What is the plural of geep?
The plural of geep is geeps.

Words near geep in the dictionary

  1. Geelong West
  2. Geelongite
  3. Geelongites
  4. geeminy
  5. Geena
  6. geep
  7. geepound
  8. geepounds
  9. geeps
  10. geer
  11. geerah

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