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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by sen on Sunday November 21, 2021 @10:04PM (#29302269)
The only real solution here is to make the official plural term be Octopises.
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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by Izkata on Sunday November 21, 2021 @10:49PM (#29302516)
Seems to be missing the third plural, perhaps Octopodises
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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by junon on Sunday November 21, 2021 @11:40PM (#29302816)
"Octopissies" doesn't exactly sound the best when said out loud...
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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by ComodoHacker on Monday November 22, 2021 @01:17AM (#29303399)
What about "octopussies"?
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