platy· podes | \ˈpla-
ti-pōdes\
noun, plural
the obscure, but only genuinely correct plural of “platypus” according to both Linnaen taxonomy and rules of pluralization in the
Greek language, as “Platypus” is the latinisation of the Ancient_
Greek word πλατύπους (platupous), "flat-footed", from πλατύς (platus), "broad, wide, flat" and πούς (pous), "
foot”.
Unfortunately, it is almost always eschewed in favor of the absolutely incorrect pseudo-
latin term , “platypi”, or the Standard English plural, the vulgar “platypuses”.
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Stephen Hawking: Dude, you know, when I was alive, I wish I had spent more time studying platypuses…
Einstein: Oh, dude, you do mean “platypodes”, yes?
Stephen Hawking: Of course! Forgive my lack of fastidiousness!
Einstein: It’s all good, dude!
Stephen Hawking: Dude, you know, when I was alive, I wish I had spent more time
studying platypuses…
Einstein: Oh, dude, you do mean “platypodes”, yes?
Stephen Hawking: Of course!! Forgive my lack of fastidiousness, dude!
Einstein: It’s all good, dude!
