Comments on: Back away from the platypus! http://theoystersgarter.com/2008/02/07/back-away-from-the-platypus/ Science served wet and salty Sun, 19 May 2013 03:22:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ian Andreas Miller http://theoystersgarter.com/2008/02/07/back-away-from-the-platypus/#comment-5059 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:49:18 +0000 http://theoystersgarter.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-5059 Since platypus and octopus are Latinized Greek words, they become subject to the rules of Latin grammar (grammar of a dead language that is very much alive), and since Latin has the Latin plurals polypi and coronopi for the Latinized Greek words polypus and coronopus (also with the -pus that is from the Greek word for “foot”), Latin allows platypi and octopi.

]]> By: Gila http://theoystersgarter.com/2008/02/07/back-away-from-the-platypus/#comment-797 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:26:32 +0000 http://theoystersgarter.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-797 Octopussies?

Well, yeah, that could be a bit problematic.

Octopi it is then.

]]> By: raincoaster http://theoystersgarter.com/2008/02/07/back-away-from-the-platypus/#comment-795 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:11:56 +0000 http://theoystersgarter.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-795 Platypus? Dare I ask? They’re a little chubby for ninjas.

]]> By: jebyrnes http://theoystersgarter.com/2008/02/07/back-away-from-the-platypus/#comment-789 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:54:37 +0000 http://theoystersgarter.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-789 Of course, crism maintains that the proper plural of octopus is octopodes as it comes originally from the greek, oktopous – eight footed.

]]> By: frankschulteladbeck http://theoystersgarter.com/2008/02/07/back-away-from-the-platypus/#comment-783 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:11:06 +0000 http://theoystersgarter.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-783 Your title brought me in. I like the post; thank you.

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