noun
- plural form of mongoose (small carnivorous mammal)
Usage: nonstandard; humorous
Examples
- The children giggled when they said ‘mongeese’ instead of ‘mongooses’.
- He jokingly referred to the group of animals as mongeese.
- The zoo keeper corrected visitors who called them mongeese.
- Despite being incorrect, ‘mongeese’ is sometimes used humorously.
- The proper plural is mongooses, not mongeese.