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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Octopuses are smart. Also, don't ask me why, but the plural is octopuses and not octopi.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

It's not octopi because it's not Latin. It can be octopodes because it comes from Greek. It can also be octopuses because it's English.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Isn't it 'octopodes', and 'octopuses' is considered a valid alternative due to heavy use, or am I stupid?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Please do not the beak