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Rupicapra tragus
(gcide) | Chamois \Cham"ois\ (sh[a^]m"m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi"; 277), n. [F.
chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.]
1. (Zool.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus),
living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the
Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and
is a favorite object of chase.
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2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from
sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and
chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy.
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genus rupicapra
(wn) | genus Rupicapra
n 1: chamois [syn: Rupicapra, genus Rupicapra] |
rupicapra
(wn) | Rupicapra
n 1: chamois [syn: Rupicapra, genus Rupicapra] |
rupicapra rupicapra
(wn) | Rupicapra rupicapra
n 1: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns
with backward-hooked tips [syn: chamois, {Rupicapra
rupicapra}] |
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