octopi

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Fascinating new clues that show octopi are not what Aristotle said about them.

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  • I was hungry for some fresh octopi, which Melniboneans had always eaten with great respect. —  The Skrayling Tree
  • Fascinating new clues that show octopi are not what Aristotle said about them. —  CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2009
  • It was really more of a marine zoo with cool animals like otters, sea lions, seals, octopi, and jellyfish. —  badger Diary Entry
  • The Australian scientist studied octopi activity for ten years. —  CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2009
  • "It is related, in the sense that the nautiloid is ROBOT ADEPT | 5 an order o 'molluscs, as are modern octopi and squids. —  Robot Adept
 

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/ (ŏkˈtə-pīˌ)/
ahd pronounces "octopi"
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