A fork of Rural Dictionary
An attempted pluralization of the word "octopus". "Octopus", however, does not pluralize as most other words ending in "-us" borrowed from Latin. The proper Latin plural of "octopus" is "octopodes" (pronounced in English "awk-t@-POE-deez"). Saying "octopodes", however, is like pronouncing the first "r" in "February"--something seldom done and appreciated, however greatly, by very few. Your best bet is just to stick with the good old English pluralization, "octopuses".
While the two syllabontes of our mollusk neurobiology class differed in some ways, they both mentioned a discussion of how octopodes *octopi, while certainly not as intelligent as homines sapientes, were nonetheless the smartest of the invertebrata.
An incorrect pluralization of octopus. Widly accepted by the public, Octopi is the word that most people use. Some people will argue that the proper pluralization is Octopodes, however most biologists will agree that the correct pluralization is Octopuses. (Ref. Sciencs Mag; Vol 307, 25 March 2005)
The abillity of octopuses to escape from enclosures is widly known by keepers in all aquariums
A group of sea spiders that come fluttering in. Yes, you may have once thought that they were octopuses, we all did, but no. These creatures are in fact pies with eight legs. This posh pronunciation- Octopi (make sure to pronounce with hand gestures)brings out your inner lady/gentlemen and brings the sass to facts.
Hot dude: wow, look all dem octopuses absolutely killing it with that’s strut! Dam. Person: actually, those spineless, sexy cephalopods are called octopi Hot dude: wow... I’m gonna meditate and marinate on that one.
A group of sea spiders that come fluttering in. Yes, you may have once thought that they were octopuses, we all did, but no. These creatures are in fact pies with eight legs. This posh pronunciation of octopi (make sure to pronounce with hand gestures)brings out your inner lady/gentlemen and bring sass to facts.
Hot dude: wow, look all dem octopuses absolutely killing it with that’s strut! Dam. Person: actually, those spineless, sexy cephalopods are called Octopi Hot dude: wow... I’m gonna meditate and marinate on that one.