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[–] The2500@kbin.social 11 points 4 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 8 points 4 months ago
[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 8 points 4 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.

[–] knolord@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] pipe01@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Please do not the beak