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oc·to·pi

 (ŏk′tə-pī′)
n.
A plural of octopus.
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They crochet adorable octopi that are helping premature babies feel more secure.
Oscar finds that his two arms are not enough to hold all his beloved children, both shark and octopi. However, Oscar is challenged to his limits to care for his 8 youngsters when his Sharkey has to leave to care for an ailing mum.
At least 2 species of large-bodied octopi with small eggs, high fecundity, and pelagic postlarvae occur in the western South Atlantic: Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier 1797) and Octopus insularis (Leite & Haimovici 2008).
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The word is "octopus" and the plurals, listed in order of acceptability, are "octopuses," "octopodes," and "octopi." The latter form, which seems to be heard most frequently, is probably frowned upon by the lexicographers because of the grafting of a Latin plural form on a Greek root.
Between chortles they point out the plural of octopus is octopi.
It also includes a guide to keeping octopi in captivity and 32 pages of color photos.