Hi there! Great question! Yes, there is indeed a plural form for "deer." The plural form is simply "deer" as well. So, if you see more than one deer in a field, you can say "Look, there are deer!" rather than "There are deers."
It can be a bit confusing, as many other nouns change their spelling to indicate the plural. For example, the plural of "cat" is "cats," and the plural of "dog" is "dogs." However, with "deer," the same word is used for both singular and plural.
This is because "deer" is one of the few remaining English words that still follows the same plural form as its ancestor language, Old English. In Old English, "deor" was the singular form, and "deor" was also used for the plural. Over time, the "-r" at the end of the word became "-er," and eventually disappeared altogether. But the plural form remained the same.
So, next time you see a group of deer grazing in a meadow, remember that you can simply refer to them as "deer." It's one of the interesting quirks of the English language!
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