Beastlygr@lemmy.world to Accidental Renaissance@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 months agoOctopuslemmy.worldimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down17
arrow-up1210arrow-down1imageOctopuslemmy.worldBeastlygr@lemmy.world to Accidental Renaissance@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareMBM@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months 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.