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If the plural of goose is geese why isn't the plural of mongoose mongeese why is it mongooses?

Answer:
Goose is from the Germanic root, and its plural was adopted into Old English as "geese". This is an abnormal plural.

Mongoose is of Marathi (Asian) origin and adopts a normal plural. e.g. The plural of 'noose' is 'nooses'.

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