he-goat
he-goat noun: a male goat.
Noun
he-goat (plural he-goats)
- A male goat.
- The philosopher Demonax said of two dunces, 'one appeared to be milking a he-goat while the other was holding a sieve for him.'1847, editorial staff, “(untitled: Philosopher Demonax)”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72
- Synonyms:
- billy goat, billy, buck
he-goat meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
he-goat in Tamil
- ஆட்டுக்கிடாய், ஆணாடு
he-goat in Bengali
- পুরুষ ছাগল
he-goat in Telugu
- he-goat, billy goat
- మేకపోతు mēkapōtu
he-goat in Malayalam
- he-goat
- കൊറ്റനാട് koṟṟanāṭŭ
More languagesFewer languages
- he-goat in Kannada
- ಹೋತ hōta
- he-goat in Punjabi
- ਬੋਕ bok
Synonyms of he-goat
Forms of he-goat
| plural | he-goats |
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Origin of he-goat
From he- + goat.
Questions about he-goat
- What does he-goat mean?
- He-goat means a male goat.
- What is he-goat in Tamil?
- He-goat in Tamil is ஆட்டுக்கிடாய், ஆணாடு. See He-goat meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is he-goat?
- He-goat is a noun.
- What is the plural of he-goat?
- The plural of he-goat is he-goats.
Words near he-goat in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: he-goat (page history and authors); he-goat (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); he-goat (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); మేకపోతు (Telugu) (page history and authors); കൊറ്റനാട് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಹೋತ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ਬੋਕ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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