octopi

Definition

plural of octopus

Etymology

Formed on a common assumption that the -us of Latin octopus was a second-declension case ending.

Example Sentences

• "(see more in main entry)"
• "Cuddling is what an epidemic of lovers are doing all around us on this nippy, dazzling day. Entangled in each other like doting octopi, sweethearts are seizing the day, the hour, the magic minute."