Organisms

Goats

Any of numerous agile, hollow-horned RUMINANTS of the genus Capra, in the family Bovidae, closely related to the SHEEP.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Any of numerous agile, hollow-horned RUMINANTS of the genus Capra, in the family Bovidae, closely related to the SHEEP.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Capra
  • Capras
  • Goat

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

mountain goat = GOATS, MOUNTAIN see RUMINANTS

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.500w.380.513w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Goats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006041. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006041
  2. Goats. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat
  3. Goats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2934