#platypodes

[darkersolstice]

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[the-rainbow-suit-dude]

Best plural for platypus?

Platypi

Platypodes

Platypuses

Secret 4th option (reblog w/ answer?)

Voting ended onNov 9, 2023

[ceruleanwhore]

For the last time, “pus” means “foot” in Greek, so “platypus” (“broad-footed”) and “octopus” (“eight-footed”) are Greek nouns that should have Greek plural suffixes, i.e. “platypodes” and “octopodes”, not freaking “platypi” and “octopi”, which are Latin plural forms 🙄

[kaslynspeaks]

Here's the real question that needs to be resolved:

Platypuses

Platypi

Platypodes

Voting ended onApr 17, 2023

you have one week.

[nuclear-lasagna]

newest accomplishment: i wrote so many platypus trivia questions that my boss secretly directed one of my coworkers to erase every single one

[redrcs]

Three ... count them, three different platypuses in the space of 200 meters

(On my travels)

Near Yungaburra

[stuff-i-know-for-no-reason]

Platypuses have no stomachs 

discuss

[wildwhimsywoolies]

A pair of platypuses for my Australian animal shop update. They look like they’re having a serious conversation, don’t they?🤔 . . . . . #platypus #platypodes #platypuses #duckbilledplatypus #monotreme #makersforaustralia #artforaustralia #prayforaustralia #needlefelting #fiberart #textileart #arttoys #toyart #wildlifeart #biodiversity #wildlifeconservation #kawaiiart #whimsicalart #artwithheart #handmadewithlove #abmcrafty #makersofinstagram #artistsonig #miniatures #australianwildlife #wildwhimsywoolies (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7O7iJqJdp7/?igshid=1o1vd9g0phc1h