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I've heard octopi are pretty smart so they must also be pretty deep.

If you want to be sophisticated, it's "octopoda". Slightly less, "octopods". Correct, "octopuses".

Pluralization of the word "octopus" has been a long-studied topic: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-many-plura...

> If you want to be sophisticated, it's "octopoda".

Where'd this come from? There is no etymological or other justification for the -a ending. You would expect "octopodes".

Nah, Those are dumbo octopus. You can guess it by the animal trying to suck the metal square bar.