2007-02-27 09:59:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
and more importantly, why have I posted this question in Pets?
2007-02-27 10:18:10 · update #1
platypi
u got a pet one....?coolness i want an autograph
2007-02-27 10:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no universally agreed upon plural of "platypus" in the English language. Scientists generally use "platypuses", "platypoda", or simply "platypus". Colloquially, "platypi" is also used for the plural, although this is pseudo-Latin
2007-02-27 10:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people will say Platypi but that's not right. It is actually Platypus, just like the plural for Moose is moose and deer is deer.
2007-02-27 10:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by clytisciasha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The preferred plural of platypus is either "platypus" or "platypuses", depending on which dictionary you consult. (We use the former for the sake of simplicity.) The term "platypi" is no longer considered to be valid."
2007-02-27 10:05:50 · answer #4 · answered by angelgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The plural is either platypuses, platypi, or you could just say platypus.
2007-02-27 10:09:05 · answer #5 · answered by cowgirl_meg95 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Platypi.
2007-02-27 10:02:24 · answer #6 · answered by Knee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it depends...I just call them Platypus, even if it is plural.
2007-02-27 10:03:35 · answer #7 · answered by Baiji-Kite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer to that would be "platypode" my daughter did a science paper on this odd critter
2007-02-27 10:36:07 · answer #8 · answered by ikaffy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either platypi, or platypuses. Either one works.
2007-02-27 10:04:18 · answer #9 · answered by Alison W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mouse -- Mice
House -- Houses
Moose -- Moose
2007-02-27 10:07:43 · answer #10 · answered by V. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋