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Old 10-23-2004, 08:12 PM
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Andy is correct. "Octopi" is applying a latin plural form to a greek word. I first learnt this from an expert in the field: http://www.psych.uleth.ca/Links/Evol...evolution.html.

I've wondered in the past if the plural of "Jesus" is "Jesi". Probably not.
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