Beastlygr@lemmy.world to Accidental Renaissance@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 month agoOctopuslemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1200arrow-down1imageOctopuslemmy.worldBeastlygr@lemmy.world to Accidental Renaissance@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareMBM@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoNo. It doesn’t have the Latin ending -us, but actually ends with pus (fom the Greek word for foot). From the Greek origin, the plural would be octopodes. Octopuses is more usual.
No. It doesn’t have the Latin ending -us, but actually ends with pus (fom the Greek word for foot). From the Greek origin, the plural would be octopodes. Octopuses is more usual.