What is the plural of goat?

Singular. goat. Plural. goats. The plural form of goat; more than one (kind of) goat.
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What is the plural form of sheep and goat?

If plural form of 'sheep' is 'sheep' then why plural form of 'goat' is 'goats'? I could not find a convincing reason for this anomaly. I suggest that the above mentioned animals do not change in the plural because, originally, they were seen as animals that herd together, forming a unit.
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What is the plural of sheep?

sheep (plural sheep) sheep (woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis)
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What is the plural of sheep and ox?

The plural of ox is oxen. Oxen are thought to have first been harnessed and put to work around 4000 BC. Steers are not regarded as fully grown until the age of 4, when they become known as oxen.
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What is the plural of ox and ox?

Noun. ox (plural oxen or (nonstandard) oxes) An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden. Any bovine animal (genus Bos).
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What's the plural version of moose?

The only correct plural of moose is moose. Sometimes, people add an s to moose, but that is incorrect. Moose derives from Algonquian, a Native American language. It kept the same plural ending it had in its original language instead of adopting the normal s ending of most English plurals.
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What is the plural for pigs?

1 pig /ˈpɪg/ noun. plural pigs.
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What is a plural of deer?

/ (dɪə) / noun plural deer or deers.
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What is a plural of platypus?

However, given that “platypodes” has for some unfathomable reason never become popular, the dictionary goes on to say that the accepted plural is “platypuses” or (particularly in scientific and conservation contexts) “platypus”.
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Is a herd of goats correct?

A group of goats is known as a herd. Less common names include tribe, trip, and flock.
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What animals have no plural?

Nouns that don't change in their plural forms (called "zero plurals") include "series," "aircraft" and "species." But most zero-plural words refer to animals, e.g., deer, moose, sheep, elk, walrus, antelope, fish, buffalo, salmon.
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Is flock of goats correct?

A group of sheep is called a flock, as well. For example- A flock of sheep made the field crowded. A group of goats is called a tribe, trip or a herd of goats.
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What is the plural of shrimp?

ˈshrimp. plural shrimps or shrimp. : any of numerous small mostly marine shellfish that are crustaceans related to the lobsters, that have a long slender body, an abdomen that is very thin from side to side, and long legs, and that include some important as food. : a very small or unimportant person or thing.
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What's the plural of fish?

The plural of fish is usually fish. When referring to more than one species of fish, especially in a scientific context, you can use fishes as the plural.
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What is the plural of octopus?

Octopuses ✅

Generally, when a noun enters into English, it is pluralized as an English word rather than in its original form. Octopuses may sound peculiar to some, but this is the preferred plural.
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What is the plural of salmon?

salm·​on ˈsa-mən. plural salmon also salmons.
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What is the plural of squirrel?

Singular. squirrel. Plural. squirrels. The plural form of squirrel; more than one (kind of) squirrel.
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What is plural for cactus?

Noun. cactus (plural cacti or cactuses or cactusses or cactus)
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What is the plural of walrus?

noun, plural wal·rus·es, (especially collectively) wal·rus.
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What is the plural of bunnies?

Singular. bunny. Plural. bunnies. The plural form of bunny; more than one (kind of) bunny.
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What is the plural of lions?

lion /ˈlajən/ noun. plural lions.
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What is the plural of hippopotamus?

hippopotamus (plural hippopotami or hippopotamuses or hippopotamus) A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus). quotations ▼
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What is the plural of giraffe?

Singular. giraffe. Plural. giraffes. The plural form of giraffe; more than one (kind of) giraffe.
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What is the plural of hamster?

Plural. hamsters. The plural form of hamster; more than one (kind of) hamster.
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