A close up of the Blanket Octopus during a blackwater dive with The Three P diving club , Romblon Island, Philippines.
Two female Blanket octopus surprised us and gave us a rare and unforgettable sight.
Size: 1 meter (with an open blanket about 2 meters)
Depth: 9-22 meters
newtboysays...

No...the origin of octopus is Greek, not Latin....therefore octopodes is technically correct, and as the word is now considered English, octopuses (or octopusses) is also considered proper...octopi is a mistake based on the mistaken belief that octopus was Latin.
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Paybacksaid:

Blanket Octopi?

Paybacksays...

Yeah. That's why I made it a question...

newtboysaid:

No...the origin of octopus is Greek, not Latin....therefore octopodes is technically correct, but as the word is now considered English, octopuses (or octopusses) is also considered proper...octopi is a mistake based on the mistaken belief that octopus was Latin.
Double checked through Webster

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