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∙ 14y agoEither is correct in english. The word "octopus" has a Greek root, not Latin. So technically "octopuses" is more correct but because "octopi" is used colloquially in english, it has become an acceptable word and is in all major dictionaries.
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Pluraul noun for octopus?
Octopuses. (the plural form of octopi is not correct)
Are octopuses organisms?
yes, octopi are orgamisms yes, octopi are organisms
Do octopuses spines?
No, they do not. Octopi are invertebrates.
Do octopuses have bacbones?
No at least I think octopi have no skeletons/the plural for octopus is octopi
What's the plural for octopus?
octopuses "Octopuses" or "Octopi" or "Octopodes", according to wiktionary.
How do you make octopus?
It could be octopuses or octopi
Is octopuses a member of the arthropoda?
Octopi are cephalopods.
Is octopuses a plural noun?
Dictionaries now show both octopuses and octopi as the plural for octopus. In fact, when I spell checked this answer, the word octopi was highlighted for misspelling, the word octopuses was not. Either is correct.
What animals eat octopi?
people and other octopuses
Where do mimic octopi live?
Please note that the plural of 'octopus' is not 'octopi'. It is 'octopuses', or if you want to be really pedantic, it's 'octopodes'.
Is octopi plural for octopus?
The word "octopus's" is a singular possessive noun, a word for one octopus that shows something in the sentence belongs to that octopus.Example: The octopus's color changed to blend into its background.There are two accepted forms for the plural of octopus:octopi (possessive form octopi's)octopuses (possessive form octopuses')Examples: The octopi's tank contained four octopi.The octopuses' tank contained four octopuses.
What color do octopuses change when there scared?
It depends on where the octopi is. It is supossed to camouflauge
