| NOUN | substance | chamois, chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather | a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin |
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| animal | chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra | hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips |
| Meaning | A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin. | |
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| Synonyms | chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather | |
| Narrower | wash leather | Piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing |
| Broader | leather | An animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning |
| Spanish | gamuza, sarrio | |
| Catalan | camussa | |
| Meaning | hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips. | |
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| Synonym | Rupicapra rupicapra | |
| Member of | Rupicapra, genus Rupicapra | chamois |
| Broader | goat antelope | bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features |
| Spanish | gamuza, rebeco, rupicapra rupicapra, sarrio | |
| Catalan | camussa, isard, rupicapra rupicapra | |
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