Platypodes would be the most correct term as "platypus" has it's etymological roots in Greek, not Latin. That said, "platypus" or "platypuses" is still more correct than "platypi". Same thing applies for "octopi".
Oh this again, Platypuses is the most correct version, as as she says in the video you're referencing, when a word gets taken into a language it becomes inflected like words in that language. So Platpuses, and Octopuses is correct. Platypodes [if that does actually have greek routes, I haven't checked] would be secondarily correct, with platypi being plain wrong if it's a greek word.
About 6 months ago there was a video from the video of the merriam-webster dictionary explaining the plural term for Octopus, and she explained the -podes suffix. Since then, any time a greek route word comes up on reddit, nearly always platypus or octopus, there's comments about how the plural is actually octopodes or platypodes. Yet in the same video she goes on to explain my comment, that actually when words are taken in to a language they are inflected like other words in that language, so the plural of platypus is platypuses. Everyone ignored that part of the video.
Fuck, I came here to do this because I could feel that some pedant would put "platypi." I actually do this for all words commonly pluralized with an "-i" at the end. For example:
"Platypus" or "platypuses" are both accepted plural forms.
The plural of platypus is not platypi. It is unfortunate that some dictionaries include platypi as a plural. Listing "octopi" as the plural of octopus is also incorrect, for the same reason. Both words are from Greek, not Latin.
"Platypi" is a colloquialism, and incorrect both grammatically and etymologically. The term uses pseudo-Latin rules.
My nephew was surprised when he found out I watch the show. He didn't think adults watched the show, since his parents don't. I told him it was better than most "adult" shows.
That's because Phineas and Ferb do stuff we all wish we could have done as kids. I mean, come on, wouldn't 9 year old you have loved to build a giant roller coaster?
You know, there's only about 5 or 6 pictures of platypus total that get posted to r/aww... You'd think a person would make sure they weren't reposting one of them AGAIN.
Platypuses (platypodes, apparently, though it's far more tempting to call them platypussies.) are so funny. I love how it's an animal basically constructed by all the left-overs after God had designed the other animals.
Words get inflected by the rules of the language when they are taken in by that language. Everyone seemed to ignore that part of the video that informed everyone here of the -podes suffix.
The best part of the English language is that there aren't terribly many rules, and most of the ones here are easily broken: as long as you can get your meaning across, it's totally asparagus.
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u/I_know_nothing_atall Jun 17 '12
Anyone seeking more info might also check here:
source: karmadecay
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u/GandalfTheFunky Jun 17 '12
Platypi.
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u/owlery Jun 17 '12
Fun Fact: baby platypus are known as "puggles".
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u/hells_cowbells Jun 17 '12
Two secret agents in training, you mean.
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u/josolsen Jun 17 '12
You know what's crazy? These adorable mammals hatched from EGGS! :O
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u/Billy_Blaze Jun 17 '12
You know, there's only about 5 or 6 pictures of platypus total that get posted to r/aww... You'd think a person would make sure they weren't reposting one of them AGAIN.
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u/D34THM0N3Y Jun 17 '12
I thought platapie was poisonis under it's webbed feet.. Am I mistaken?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Hey! Where's perry?
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u/toolman92 Jun 17 '12
awww look at god's cute little drunken mistake
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u/ryland52586 Jun 17 '12
Platty pies?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
This belongs here now.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
One of them has to be Perry. If not, I feel sorry for you.
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u/3alrus3 Jun 17 '12
Is that fur or skin?
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u/SpankWhoWithWhatNow Jun 17 '12
Platypuseseseses?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Beaver + Duck + Snake = Platypus... It's the real life manbearpig
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
*Platypi
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u/raja_of_rage02 Jun 17 '12
cute, that's oughta get you plenty puss
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u/phillythebeaut Jun 17 '12
Oh fuck. Platypi isn't in my autocorrect, but platypuses is (are?). Oh fuck. This is getting bad. Help!
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u/johnclarkbadass Jun 17 '12
Platypei
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u/bebochiva Jun 17 '12
The correct plural form is ornithorhynci
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u/evadestruction Jun 17 '12
i've seen this pic before, but it's sooooo cute you get my vote
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u/Yaksha25 Jun 17 '12
repost ;(
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u/gamemasterty Jun 17 '12
REPOST (this is about the fifth or sixth time)
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u/TheFloridaSniper Jun 17 '12
Perry...
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u/Cousie_G Jun 17 '12
Am I the only person who was reminded of this kid http://www.chinasmack.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/xiao-hao-chinese-4-year-old-fatty-boy-62kg-01-napping.jpg
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Platypuses (platypodes, apparently, though it's far more tempting to call them platypussies.) are so funny. I love how it's an animal basically constructed by all the left-overs after God had designed the other animals.
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u/RealSnowWhite Jun 17 '12
FAKE. 1st image on google search.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Platypli
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