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TIL (while attempting to find the correct plural of "platypus") the correct Latin plural of Octopus, Platypus, and Rhinoceros are Octopodes, Platypodes, and Rhinocerotes (3rd declension). In this short posted video, "Hippopotami", "Brontosauroi", and "Walrussen" are also discussed.

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