To put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.As the word octopusР’В ends in us, it is very tempting to assume that itРІР‚в„ўs of latin origin, such as nucleusР’В (plural nuclei) or alumnusР’В (plural alumni) and that its plural should then be octopi.

Octopus ( third-person singular simple present octopusses or octopuses, present participle octopussing or octopusing, simple past and past participle octopussed or octopused)

Zulu: imbambela 9 or 10, ingwane 9 or 10.

Tahitian: please add this translation if you can.

Norman: pieuvre f ( Jersey, Guernsey ), pР“В¶vr f ( Sark )Р”В«okmР“Тђl: blekksprut m, akkar (no) m Nynorsk: blekksprut m, akkar m.

Lao: Р°С”вЂєР°С”Р†Р°С”РЋР°С”В¶Р°С”Рѓ ( pР”Рѓ mР–В°k ) ( cuttlefish, squid or octopus ).

Northern Kurdish: heР•СџtpР“Р„ (ku), axtapot (ku), heР•Сџtling (ku)

Italian: piovra (it) f, polpo (it) m, ottopode.

German: Tintenfisch (de) m ( usual word scientific for Coleoidea ) Oktopus (de) m ( chiefly scientific for the genus Octopus ) Krake (de) m or f ( scientific for Octopoda ).

Faroese: Р“РЋttermdur, Р“РЋttaermdur hР“С‘gguslokkur.

Estonian: seepia, tindikala, kaheksajalg.

Dutch: octopus (nl) m, inktvis (nl) m, kraak (nl) m.

Azerbaijani: osminoq (az), oktapod, sР™в„ўkkizayaqР”В¬antonese: РµвЂ¦В«Р·в‚¬Р„Р№ВС™, РµвЂ¦В«Р·в‚¬Р„Р№В±С ( baat 3 zaau 2 jyu 4-2 ) ( colloquial ), Р·В«В Р№ВС™, Р·В«В Р№В±С ( zoeng 1 jyu 4, zoeng 1 jyu 4-2 ) Mandarin: Р·В«В Р№ВС™ (zh), Р·В«В Р№В±С (zh) ( zhР”РѓngyР“С” ) Min Nan: Р·В«В Р№ВС™, Р·В«В Р№В±С ( chiuРІРѓС—-hР“В®, chiuРІРѓС—-hР“В» ).

Albanian: tetР“В«kР“В«mbР“В«sh (sq) m, oktapod (sq) m.

The uncountable use of octopus is usually reserved for octopus flesh consumed for food ('He ate too much octopus last night.').

The term octopod (both octopods and octopodes can be found as the plural) is taken from the taxonomic order Octopoda but has no classical equivalent, and is not necessarily synonymous (it can encompass any member of that order).

The online Oxford dictionary states that the standard plural is octopuses, that octopodes is still occasionally used, and that octopi is incorrect. The Oxford English Dictionary lists octopuses, octopi, and octopodes (the order reflecting decreasing frequency of use), stating that the last form is rare.

Sources differ on which plurals are acceptable: Fowler's Modern English Usage asserts that РІР‚Сљthe only acceptable plural in English is octopusesРІР‚Сњ, while Merriam-Webster and other dictionaries accept octopi as a plural form.The plural octopii is based on an incorrect attempt to pluralise the word based on an incorrect assumption of its origin, and is rare and widely considered to be nonstandard. The plural octopodes (Latin: octР•РЊpodР”вЂњs) follows the Ancient Greek plural, Р±Р…Р‚РћС”РџвЂћРџР‹РџР‚РћС—РћТ‘РћВµРџвЂљ ( oktР±в„–вЂњpodes ). The word is actually treated as a third declension noun in Latin. The plural octopi is hypercorrect, coming from the mistaken notion that the -us in octР•РЊpР•В«s is a Latin second declension ending.An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.( uncountable ) The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.

Any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

Octopus ( plural octopuses or octopusses or octopi or octopodes or octopii) ( see usage notes )

What is the plural of octopus