For the curious, Meriam-Webster had a discussion about this on their blog (and a video that’s harder to find on mobile): https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-

For the curious, Meriam-Webster had a discussion about this on their blog (and a video that’s harder to find on mobile): https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-many-plurals-of-octopus-octopi-octopuses-octopodes https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-many-plura...