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Octopuses Used in Research Could Receive Same Protections as Monkeys
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nature.com
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williamsmj
on Sept 20, 2023
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1MachineElf
on Sept 20, 2023
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>Both octopi and octopodes are acceptable spellings, but octopuses is the more widely used spelling, especially in formal writing and speech.
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https://grammarist.com/usage/octopi-octopuses/
bediger4000
on Sept 20, 2023
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I feel like this is an issue whose time has come. Given what we know about octopuses, we are compelled to treat them the same as monkeys or whales
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Source: https://grammarist.com/usage/octopi-octopuses/