The plural of "moose" is ...
Joel S. Berson
Berson at ATT.NET
Thu Aug 19 12:41:35 UTC 2010
Although probably "moose" does not fit the pattern of "fish (sing.),
fish (plur.), fishes (plur.)". I have no evidence of how the mavens
refer to more than one moose of more than one species. "Skeletons of
many arthritic mooses have been discovered at Isle Royale"? I
suppose not. Except for Arlo Guthrie.
Although research has uncovered Wiktionary, "moose", which claims
"moose (plural moose, (chiefly humorous) meese, (dated, rare) mooses)".
Joel
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