fainting goats

A form of fainting goat — a breed of domestic goat characterised by a genetic disorder known as myotonia congenita, wherein the muscles freeze for roughly 3 seconds when the goat feels panic

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of fainting goat
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