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What is the plural form of "Mongoose?"

This question has stomped fellow basilians alike.
Does anyone truthfully know the answer without using Google?

I don't.
Is it Mongeese?
Mongooses?
Mongi? (wut)

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December 23, 2010

15 Comments • Newest first

Belloman

Well, after discussing with my fellow Mongoose experts, we have determined that it's mongooseries.

Reply December 27, 2010
BigDivide

[quote=Wikipedia] The plural form is mongooses,[2] or, rarely, mongeese.[3] [/quote]

So yeah, mongooses.

Reply December 27, 2010
chunkyivionkey

mongooses. according to dictionary.com

Reply December 27, 2010
Dlazer616

[quote=Lasorbeams]According to dictionary.com the correct plural of "mongoose" is "mongooses."

Mongoose is made plural by the addition of an "s," just like other nouns with regular plurals. e.g. noose/nooses, papoose/papooses, caboose/cabooses.

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What is a papoose?

Reply December 24, 2010
Lasorbeams

According to dictionary.com the correct plural of "mongoose" is "mongooses."

Mongoose is made plural by the addition of an "s," just like other nouns with regular plurals. e.g. noose/nooses, papoose/papooses, caboose/cabooses.

Copy and pasted from Answers.com

Reply December 24, 2010 - edited
germy300

Mongoose?

Kind like how the plural form of moose is moose.

Reply December 24, 2010 - edited
Luscious

it's proven that it's mongooseded

Reply December 24, 2010 - edited
zachu95

It's mongooses, or at least that's what I've always known it as.

Reply December 24, 2010 - edited
Fate

Mongeesis.

Reply December 24, 2010 - edited
Horizon

I think the singular form of lice is louse, no?

Reply December 23, 2010 - edited
TeenDream

Apparently it's Mongooses

Reply December 23, 2010 - edited
ZombieOverlord

It's funny because it sounds like monkeys!

harharhar

Reply December 23, 2010 - edited