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George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

I’m pretty sure scientists refer to Octopi as having neither arms or legs, but tentacles…

They don't refer to octopi at all.

It's "octopuses."

“I knew little about octopuses—not even that the scientifically correct plural is not octopi, as I had always believed (it turns out you can’t put a Latin ending—i—on a word derived from Greek, such as octopus). ”

Excerpt From
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
Sy Montgomery

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Etymology_and_pluralisation

The scientific Latin term octopus was derived from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους, a compound form of ὀκτώ (oktō, "eight") and πούς (pous, "foot"), itself a variant form of ὀκτάπους, a word used for example by Alexander of Tralles (c. 525–c. 605) for the common octopus.[5][6][7] The standard pluralised form of "octopus" in English is "octopuses";[8] the Ancient Greek plural ὀκτώποδες, "octopodes" (/ɒkˈtɒpədiːz/), has also been used historically.[9] The alternative plural "octopi" is considered grammatically incorrect because it wrongly assumes that octopus is a Latin second declension "-us" noun or adjective when, in either Greek or Latin, it is a third declension noun.[10][11]

Historically, the first plural to commonly appear in English language sources, in the early 19th century, is the latinate form "octopi",[12] followed by the English form "octopuses" in the latter half of the same century. The Hellenic plural is roughly contemporary in usage, although it is also the rarest.[13]

Fowler's Modern English Usage states that the only acceptable plural in English is "octopuses", that "octopi" is misconceived, and "octopodes" pedantic;[14][15][16] the last is nonetheless used frequently enough to be acknowledged by the descriptivist Merriam-Webster 11th Collegiate Dictionary and Webster's New World College Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary lists "octopuses", "octopi", and "octopodes", in that order, reflecting frequency of use, calling "octopodes" rare and noting that "octopi" is based on a misunderstanding.[17] The New Oxford American Dictionary (3rd Edition, 2010) lists "octopuses" as the only acceptable pluralisation, and indicates that "octopodes" is still occasionally used, but that "octopi" is incorrect.[18]

LuFins Dad

@George-K said in Mildly interesting:

@LuFins-Dad said in Mildly interesting:

I’m pretty sure scientists refer to Octopi as having neither arms or legs, but tentacles…

They don't refer to octopi at all.

It's "octopuses."

“I knew little about octopuses—not even that the scientifically correct plural is not octopi, as I had always believed (it turns out you can’t put a Latin ending—i—on a word derived from Greek, such as octopus). ”

Excerpt From
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
Sy Montgomery

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Etymology_and_pluralisation

The scientific Latin term octopus was derived from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους, a compound form of ὀκτώ (oktō, "eight") and πούς (pous, "foot"), itself a variant form of ὀκτάπους, a word used for example by Alexander of Tralles (c. 525–c. 605) for the common octopus.[5][6][7] The standard pluralised form of "octopus" in English is "octopuses";[8] the Ancient Greek plural ὀκτώποδες, "octopodes" (/ɒkˈtɒpədiːz/), has also been used historically.[9] The alternative plural "octopi" is considered grammatically incorrect because it wrongly assumes that octopus is a Latin second declension "-us" noun or adjective when, in either Greek or Latin, it is a third declension noun.[10][11]

Historically, the first plural to commonly appear in English language sources, in the early 19th century, is the latinate form "octopi",[12] followed by the English form "octopuses" in the latter half of the same century. The Hellenic plural is roughly contemporary in usage, although it is also the rarest.[13]

Fowler's Modern English Usage states that the only acceptable plural in English is "octopuses", that "octopi" is misconceived, and "octopodes" pedantic;[14][15][16] the last is nonetheless used frequently enough to be acknowledged by the descriptivist Merriam-Webster 11th Collegiate Dictionary and Webster's New World College Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary lists "octopuses", "octopi", and "octopodes", in that order, reflecting frequency of use, calling "octopodes" rare and noting that "octopi" is based on a misunderstanding.[17] The New Oxford American Dictionary (3rd Edition, 2010) lists "octopuses" as the only acceptable pluralisation, and indicates that "octopodes" is still occasionally used, but that "octopi" is incorrect.[18]

I stand corrected in the minutiae, but stand firm on the trivial.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@LuFins-Dad said in Mildly interesting:

I stand corrected in the minutiae, but stand firm on the trivial.

Do Octopus Have Tentacles Or Arms?

An Octopus has eight appendages which is what gives them that famous alien-like appearance that many find so frightening.

Each of which has rows of suckers running down its length. But these are not tentacles as you may expect, and in strict anatomical terms, they are arms.

Sea Life biologist Oliver Walenciak said, “one can assume that the front six tentacles have the function of arms and that the back two take over the function of legs.”

However, unlike humans or some other animals, most Octopuses did not appear to be left or right-handed.

What Is The Difference Between Arms And Tentacles?

The main difference between arms and tentacles is that arms, like those of an octopus, have suction cups the entire length of the limb.

Whereas tentacles only have suction cups near the end of the limb. Some cephalopods have arms, whilst some have tentacles, and some even have both.

Cephalopod tentacles and arms lack bones; instead, they are built from an intricate tapestry of coiling muscle fibers.

Jolly

LuFins Dad

@George-K said in Mildly interesting:

@LuFins-Dad said in Mildly interesting:

I stand corrected in the minutiae, but stand firm on the trivial.

Do Octopus Have Tentacles Or Arms?

An Octopus has eight appendages which is what gives them that famous alien-like appearance that many find so frightening.

Each of which has rows of suckers running down its length. But these are not tentacles as you may expect, and in strict anatomical terms, they are arms.

Sea Life biologist Oliver Walenciak said, “one can assume that the front six tentacles have the function of arms and that the back two take over the function of legs.”

However, unlike humans or some other animals, most Octopuses did not appear to be left or right-handed.

What Is The Difference Between Arms And Tentacles?

The main difference between arms and tentacles is that arms, like those of an octopus, have suction cups the entire length of the limb.

Whereas tentacles only have suction cups near the end of the limb. Some cephalopods have arms, whilst some have tentacles, and some even have both.

Cephalopod tentacles and arms lack bones; instead, they are built from an intricate tapestry of coiling muscle fibers.

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taiwan_girl

(May have mentioned this before so apology if I did).

Of all the major cities in the world, if you take an average temperature from 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, the hottest city in the world is Bangkok.

mark

Link to video

jon-nyc

Very interesting, Mark

taiwan_girl

Amazon 1995 webpage

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taiwan_girl

This is what Roman roads looked like. A perfectly preserved section of Roman road. Part of the Flaminian Way.

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George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

jon-nyc

@taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

This is what Roman roads looked like. A perfectly preserved section of Roman road. Part of the Flaminian Way.

WHERS THE FUCKING BIKE LANE?!?

mark

@jon-nyc lol

jon-nyc

This seems hard to believe but it’s true.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

What is a "Dead Loop?"

The ‘Dead Loop’ is a classic gymnastic move that consists of a gymnast standing on the high bar, performing a backflip and grasping the bar again. Needless to say, it is a dangerous stunt and can go horribly wrong if the gymnast misses his or her footing or does not manage to grasp the bar in the end.