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[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

Once I learned that โ€œoctopodesโ€ is pronounced oct-TOP-o-dees not OCT-uh-pohds it became my pluralization of choice.

[-] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I hadn't even thought about that, it makes total since being derived from Greek. I am now fully on team octopodes.

[-] pooberbee@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 days ago

Octopodes nuts

this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2026
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