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minus-squareDrusas@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOctopus, octopuses, and octopodes are correct. Octopi incorrect.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIn greek it would be incorrect, in english it’s not worse than the others.
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOctopi is also correct. If anything, more correct than octopodes by virtue of popularity. Mismatching the language to the suffix does not a fake word make!
Octopus, octopuses, and octopodes are correct. Octopi incorrect.
In greek it would be incorrect, in english it’s not worse than the others.
Octopi is also correct. If anything, more correct than octopodes by virtue of popularity. Mismatching the language to the suffix does not a fake word make!