Octopi
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of octopus form-of, hypercorrect, nonstandard, plural
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More examples"It is similar to some octopi that live in shallow water, but this one was found more than 4,000 meters below the surface."
Etymology
Formed on a common assumption that the -us of Latin octopus was a second-declension case ending.