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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A plural of octopus.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Plural of octopus, 2.

Wiktionary

  1. n. hypercorrect Plural form of octopus.

Examples

  • “(Yes, "octopi" is in many dictonaries under "usage" heading, but octupuses is most correct, dang it!”

    Day in the Life of an Idiot

  • “Here's how to make hot dogs into octopi aka octopuses aka octopodes.”

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  • “We share this planet with other intelligent life forms, cetacians and cephalopods, such as octopi — which are invertebrates and some have basketball sized brains, but they lack some faculties required (social behavior, or hands or …) to be a cosmological observer.”

    A Dark, Misleading Force

  • “What is incorrect, however, is using "octopi" and looking down your nose at those who use "octopuses.”

    Crooks and Liars

  • “She says their shoot is going to be easy today -- no "octopi" (fancy word!), no freezing water, and no fire.”

    Television Without Pity

  • “This morning, I shopped for a keyboard stand for my new iPal, learned how to use Pages, and e-mailed an animated love story involving octopi to my dad, all while my eyelids were still at half-mast.”

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  • “In “Starspawn of Volturnus,” you have to play a kind of Buzkashi (mounted ball-carrying game) to get the Ul-Mor, a primitive race of land-lubbing octopi, to help you against the Sathar menace.”

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  • “A Beach Boys Buddy Holly Electric Light Orchestra symphony serenades your bravado with the blissed out chutzpah it requires to rise above the jellyfish and octopi unfazed.”

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  • “Which nicely explains why Spider-Man is always fighting guys (and gals) who have animalistic powers ala Dr. Octopus (note to Mr. Straczynski and/or editors at SPIDER-MAN, while “octopi” is correct “octopuses” is the preferred plural), Rhino, Kraven Hunter, Vulture, Lizard Man, Black Cat ... etc.”

    Day in the Life of an Idiot

  • “I spent the night partying away in Naughty-cal style with friends and I loved some of the costume ideas from the night. 276 knots and octopi and the ancient mariner made debut appearances.”

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