platypi
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]- The -i plural comes from the belief that platypus is a Latin second declension noun, which it is not. In fact, it belongs to the Greek third declension. The usual plural is platypuses; platypodes is the Greek plural, which is also correct.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]platypi
- (hypercorrect) plural of platypus