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PLATYPI
Etymology
• The -i plural comes from the belief that platypus is a Latin second declension noun, which it is not. In fact, it belongs to the Greek third declension. The usual plural is platypuses; platypodes is the Greek plural, which is also correct.
Noun
platypi
(hypercorrect) plural of platypus
Source: Wiktionary
PLATYPUS
Plat"y*pus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The duck mole. See under Duck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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