【octopi】在多语言下的意思、翻译、词源、用法、例句
英语(English)
词源(Etymology)
Created in Latin by analogy with pōlypus (“octopus”), which was either second or third declension in both Latin and Greek, though historically third in the latter.
名词(Noun)
octopi
- (hypercorrect) plural of octopus
用法注意(Usage notes)
The forms octopuses and octopi appear roughly equally prevalent, with octopodes being much rarer. However, octopi is hypercorrect. See octopus for further discussion.