billy goat

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billy goat

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From the name Billy, early 19th c.

noun billy goats · billy-goat · billygoat · buck

childish A male goat. There were once upon a time three Billy-goats, who were going up into the hills to get fat.
Similar: billy, buck, he-goat, puckaun

Opposite: nanny goat, doe

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noun

Opposite: nanny goat, doe

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noun male goat

Español	cabro, cabrón
한국어	숫염소 sudyeomso
日本語	雄山羊 oyagi, 雄ヤギ oyagi
中文	雄山羊 xióng shānyáng
Kiswahili	beberu
Português	bode, cabrão
Français	bouc
Deutsch	Ziegenbock, Geißbock, Bock, Ziegenmännchen
Italiano	caprone, becco, capro, irco
Ελληνικά	τράγος trágos, τραγί tragí
Română	țap
Русский	козёл kozjól
العربية	تَيْس tays
עברית	תַּיִשׁ táyish

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"billy goat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/billy%20goat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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billy goat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/billy%20goat

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"billy goat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/billy%20goat.

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@misc{billy_goat_2026,
  title = {billy goat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/billy%20goat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}