#we have beleived for so long that octopus was the original greek word but i will shed the light that our ancestors kept from us | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

strawberryroses3929 · 2 months ago

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My life has changed ever since I learned the official Greek pluralization for octopus. No, it's not octopuses, or octopi, or even (and this is the one that surface level nerds think is correct) octopodes. ITS POLYPODES.

MULTIPLE FEET. POLYPODES.

#octopus in greek is polypus #multiple polypus is polypodes #polypodes world domination #im losing it #been trying to figure out the correct term for more than one octopus but i never expected this #am i classified as a second level nerd now #krill me #the greek didnt even try to count the tentacles they were just like #oh yeah thats a lot of feet #fml #we have beleived for so long that octopus was the original greek word but i will shed the light that our ancestors kept from us #spread the word #i am not well

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