she-goats

Nannies, not billies

She-goats is the plural of she-goat, a female goat.

The term appears mainly in older texts, particularly biblical translations: Abraham brought a heifer, a she-goat, and a ram.

Modern usage prefers "nanny goat" or simply "doe."

anatomy

udder

Mammalian mammary organ

  • teatsMilk-dispensing projections
  • hoovesUngulate foot coverings
  • hornsBony animal projections

coat · beard · wattle · rumen · dewclaw · cloven hoof · caprine · mammal · quadruped · herbivore

breeding

doe

Adult female deer

gestation · estrus · buck · mating · weaning · twinning · fertility · lineage · pedigree · purebred

dairy

milking

Extracting animal dairy fluid

  • milkMammalian nursing fluid
  • cheeseFermented milk solid
  • udderMammalian mammary organ

lactation · yogurt · chèvre · feta · kefir · colostrum · butterfat · pasteurization · creamery

husbandry

pasture

Grazing ground for livestock

  • barnyardFarm's animal enclosure
  • fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
  • flockAnimals gathered together

pen · stall · breeding · domesticated · livestock · tending · shelter · deworming · vaccinating · ear tagging

herding

shepherd

One who tends flocks

herdsman · corral · roundup · goatherd · tending · mustering · range · nomadic · guard dog · crook

behavior

bleat

Sheep's wavering cry

foraging · climbing · headbutting · nursing · herd instinct · territorial · skittish

Opposites
sex/gender within goats

she-goatsbilly goats

Adult male goats

he-goats · bucks · billies · rams

Family

she, goat, goats, she-bear, she-wolf, she-goat, billygoat

Familiarity
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