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minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoProfessor should know that it’s etymologically Greek, not Latin, so octopi is generally considered to be wrong. Octopuses, or octopodes if you’re feeling badass, would be preferable afaik.
minus-squareIMongoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agohttps://www.dictionary.com/e/octopuses-or-octopi/ Octopuses, octopodes, and octopi are fine.
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoAs always, it depends on who you ask: https://web.archive.org/web/20190422115828/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/octopus https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2022/02/01/plural-octopus https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/19/octopi/
minus-squareIMongoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoRight, when there is this much controversy over a plural there will never be a consensus, especially when it doesn’t actually matter. The truth is that as long as people understand what you mean it doesn’t matter what you use.
minus-squareRookwood@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoOctopodomorphs if you want to be inclusive.
Professor should know that it’s etymologically Greek, not Latin, so octopi is generally considered to be wrong.
Octopuses, or octopodes if you’re feeling badass, would be preferable afaik.
https://www.dictionary.com/e/octopuses-or-octopi/
Octopuses, octopodes, and octopi are fine.
As always, it depends on who you ask:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190422115828/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/octopus
https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2022/02/01/plural-octopus
https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/19/octopi/
Right, when there is this much controversy over a plural there will never be a consensus, especially when it doesn’t actually matter. The truth is that as long as people understand what you mean it doesn’t matter what you use.
Octopodomorphs if you want to be inclusive.