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mooses

mooses is the plural of moose.

Meaning of moose

Noun (1)

moose (plural moose or (dated, rare) mooses or (nonstandard, humorous) meese)

  1. The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
    • We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.
  2. Any of the extinct moose-like deer of the genera Cervalces and Libralces.
    • Europe’s giant beavers lived at the same time as the first moose, Libralces gallicus.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 152
  3. (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) An ugly person.

Noun (2)

moose

  1. (US, slang) An Asian girl taken as a lover.
    • In military bases in the rear areas it was common for soldiers to have a moose.2005, Rupert Nelson, Like the Rings of a Tree, page 279

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Noun capitalized: Mooses

Mooses

  1. (plural) plural of Moose

Phrases with mooses

Questions about mooses

What is mooses the plural of?
Mooses is the plural of moose.
What part of speech is mooses?
Mooses is a noun.

Words near mooses in the dictionary

  1. mooselike
  2. mooselimb
  3. mooselimbs
  4. mooseling
  5. mooselings
  6. mooses
  7. mooseskin
  8. mooseskins
  9. moosette
  10. moosettes
  11. moosewood

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