The plural of deer is deer. This word is an irregular plural noun The noun deer is both the singular and the plural They saw one deer or They saw two million deer Deer is the preferred plural form of deer, although deers (rarely used) is also an accepted plural. Answer from Leonah on preply.com
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Collins Dictionary
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DEER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
any ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the family Cervidae, including reindeer, elk, muntjacs, and roe deer, typically having antlers in the male ... nounWord forms: plural deer or deersOrigin: ME der < OE deor, wild animal, akin to Ger tier, ON ...
Published   January 25, 2018
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Oxford English Dictionary
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deer, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Old English díor, déor, Middle English deor, (Middle English dær), Middle English der, (Middle English dor, Middle English dier, Middle English duer, Middle English dur, Middle English dure, deure), Middle English–1500s dere, (Middle English–1600s deere, Middle English , 1600s diere, Middle English– (Scottish) deir, 1500s–1600s deare), Middle English– deer, (Middle English theer). plural Old English–1800s normally same as singular; also Middle English deore, deoran, Middle English deoren; Middle English deores, dueres, 1600s–1800s occasionally deers.
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Grammar Monster
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The Plural of Deer
The Quick Answer The plural of "deer" is "deer." The plural of "deer" is "deer." Do not use "deers."
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Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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deer noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Definition of deer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary · noun · /dɪə(r)/ /dɪr/ (plural deer) jump to other results · an animal with long legs that eats grass, leaves, etc. and can run fast. Most male deer have antlers (= parts on their heads that are like branches in shape).
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Wiktionary
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deers - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
“I thought he used to be a hunter or something,” Hardin said. “If you call shooting deers in some kind of deer zoo great sport,” Sarah said. ... Modern usage is likely to be regarded as an error or indicative of nonstandard speech. The standard (irregular) plural is deer.
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Phrases Pulse
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What's the Plural of Deer? Irregular Plurals Explained
December 3, 2024 - The plural form of deer is simply deer. Unlike most English nouns that add “-s” or “-es” to form plurals, deer plural word is an irregular plural noun that remains the same in both singular and plural forms.
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TikTok
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Understanding the Zero Plural in English: Deer and Moose
6621 Likes, 199 Comments. TikTok video from SL Rockfish (@englishmakesnosense): “The Zero Plural#deer#moose#zero#plurals#englishmakesnosense #english#what#esl”. The Zero Pluraloriginal sound - SL Rockfish.
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Wiktionary
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deer - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɪɹ/ (Scotland, some US) IPA(key): /diːɹ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /diːɹ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /diə/ (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /dɛː/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Homophones: dear; dare (cheer–chair merger) [edit] deer (countable and uncountable, plural deer or (dated or nonstandard; occasionally used in the sense of more than one species) deers) English Wikipedia has an article on: deerWikipedia ·
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Merriam-Webster
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DEER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of a word often develops from the general to the specific. For instance, deer is used in modern English to mean several related forms, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and moose. The Old English dēor, however, could refer to any animal, tame or wild, or to wild animals in general.
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GRAMMARIST
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Deer vs deers
June 19, 2023 - Deer is the preferred plural form of deer, a hoofed mammal. Deer are ruminants. In most types of deer, only the males produce antlers. Deer antlers are
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Vedantu
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Form the plural form of the noun deer a deers b dears class 4 english CBSE
June 22, 2024 - It can be made plural by just adding ‘-s’ at the end, i.e. ‘books’. Likewise, the noun ‘match’ can be made plural by adding ‘-es’ at the end, i.e. ‘matches’. However, there are some exceptions like ‘fish’ and ‘sheep’ which stay the same in their plural and singular forms. Another one of these exceptions is the word ‘deer’. Now, let’s look at our available options: (a)deers - This word is made by adding the suffix ’s’ to the root word.
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Quora
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What is the plural form of “deer”? - Quora
Answer (1 of 25): Deer. It’s the same with: fish (unless you’re referring to many kinds of fish as in “all the fishes of the sea”) shrimp Salmon (or any specific fish like trout, sturgeon, etc) Bison Elk Antelope Moose names of conditions or diseases (tuberculosis, malaria, angina, etc) ...
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Reddit
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r/grammar on Reddit: So "deer" is a zero plural word is there any other animal that has a zero plural name?
January 1, 2024 - This null indication indeed indicates "a particular grammatical function by the absence of any morpheme", not simply fails to differentiate but positively indicates by choice of the null. So this is perhaps a true zero indication, whereas "deer" is simply an undifferentiated plural form.
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Reddit
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r/EnglishLearning on Reddit: Deer or deers?
December 27, 2017 -

I was a bit confused while watching a video, when I heard a phrase "Santa is real and reindeers fly".

The question is: what is a correct plural form for "deer": DEER or DEERS?

Thanks for help!

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Cambridge Dictionary
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DEER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
See all collocations with deer · What is the pronunciation of deer? in Chinese (Traditional) 鹿… · See more · in Chinese (Simplified) 鹿… · See more · in Spanish · ciervo, ciervo/va [masculine-feminine]… · See more · in Portuguese · cervo, veado, cervo [masculine]… ·