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That would be the plural using Greek rules: both platypus and octopus are from Greek, and do not (as is commonly assumed) use the Latin plurals platypi and octopi.
The correct English plural is either platypuses or the same word platypus (used as a group noun, like sheep or trout).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoMore than one platypus is "platypuses".
It is not "platypi".
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∙ 9y agoNo, more than one platypus is two or more platypuses. The plural is not 'platypi'.
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∙ 12y agoThe plural possessive form of platypus is platypuses', e.g. The platypuses' burrows were washed out by the floods.
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∙ 12y agoMultiple platypus are Platypuses.
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∙ 14y agoPlatipie
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What did they do with the platypus?
Platypi are NOT extinct
What is a group of platterpus called?
unfortunately, you misspelled platypus. it is a common mistake though. more than one platypus are platypi.
What do you call more than one platypus?
More than one platypus is two or more platypuses. The plural is not 'platypi'.
What is the plural of platypus?
"Platypus" or "platypuses" are both accepted plural forms.The plural of platypus is not platypi. It is unfortunate that some dictionaries include platypi as a plural. Listing "octopi" as the plural of octopus is also incorrect, for the same reason. Both words are from Greek, not Latin."Platypi" is a colloquialism, and incorrect both grammatically and etymologically. The term uses pseudo-Latin rules.
What are the platypus's nicknames?
The platypus is sometimes known as the duckbilled platypus, because its bill loosely resembles that of a duck, and is of a shape not found on any other mammal.
Do some animals plural end in pi?
octopus- octopi platypus- platypuses not platypi.
What plural word has less letters than its singular form?
Platypus - platypi cactus - cacti
Are platypus feral?
No. They are wild. Feral refers to animals that were once domesticated or their descendants. Platypi were never domesticated.
How do you spell platypus?
The plural of platypus is platypuses.It is pronounced plat - i - puss - es.
Are killer platypus real?
No. There are no killer platypuses/platypi. The male platypus possesses a poisonous spur on his hind leg which can incapacitate a human, causing agonising pain, but it is only enough to kill a small dog.
What are platypeople?
Platypeople are giant hybrids of platypus and man. Kind of like the minotaur, half bull & half man.'Platypeople' was a term used as a plural for 'platypus' in the popular kid's TV show, Phineas and Ferb. It was used alongside 'platypuses' and 'platypi'.
What is the plural of Arceus?
I'm not sure why you would need this but i would go with Arcei. Kinda like plural for platypus is platypi.
