(Yes, "octopi" is in many dictonaries under "usage" heading, but octupuses is most correct, dang it!. From Wordnik.com. [Day in the Life of an Idiot] Reference
Here's how to make hot dogs into octopi aka octopuses aka octopodes. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Sea secrets - over 5,000 new marine species found] Reference
What is incorrect, however, is using "octopi" and looking down your nose at those who use "octopuses.". From Wordnik.com. [Crooks and Liars] Reference
She says their shoot is going to be easy today -- no "octopi" (fancy word!), no freezing water, and no fire. From Wordnik.com. [Television Without Pity] Reference
Here's a site devoted to octopi in pulp cover art. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-08-01] Reference
The local octopi seem to be enjoying all the carnage. From Wordnik.com. [Michelangelo Antonioni 1912 - 2007] Reference
I love octopi, and cuddlefish in all shapes and sizes. From Wordnik.com. [ओक्टोपुस] Reference
Now consider the eye of squids, cuttlefish and octopi. From Wordnik.com. [Denton vs Squid; the eye as suboptimal design. - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Some octopi species have brains the size of basketballs. From Wordnik.com. [Be vewwwwy vewwwwy quiet….] Reference
This preparation for the octopi really tenderized the meat. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
It was a weird thing, making Moyshe think of octopi entwined. From Wordnik.com. [Starfishers]
The Australian scientist studied octopi activity for ten years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2009] Reference
In related news, tapas bars across Spain have banned grilled octopi. From Wordnik.com. [Views On News: July 8, 2010] Reference
The octopi and the ocean /Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2004. From Wordnik.com. [New Library Comics: Week of January 2, 2006] Reference
Blue ringed octopi are one of the most venomous animals in the world. From Wordnik.com. [KRAKEN - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
May 24, 2010 at 4:34 pm octopi perch queen fish rootbeer sausages t …. From Wordnik.com. [All i wanted - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Fascinating new clues that show octopi are not what Aristotle said about them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2009] Reference
We watched a player stand at the table of dead octopi, silently counting them. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Survivor: Samoa: Shambling Towards Bethlehem.] Reference
Well, at least there was a table full of dead octopi, so it wasn't a total bore. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Survivor: Samoa: Shambling Towards Bethlehem.] Reference
Change the color and texture of your skin in elaborate patterns at will like octopi?. From Wordnik.com. [Science Phantasy] Reference
Where can we get an army of such octopi because a lot of individuals need to...submit. From Wordnik.com. ["Resign, or go commit suicide." Who said that to whom?] Reference
One of the best Iron Chef episodes was the one where they had to cook with live octopi. From Wordnik.com. [Iron Chef] Reference
I was hungry for some fresh octopi, which Melniboneans had always eaten with great respect. From Wordnik.com. [The Skrayling Tree]
The plot is simple: the film opens on two octopi caressing each other with tender tentacles. From Wordnik.com. [Cephalopod To The Rescue] Reference
Some folk became odd creatures: pink dragons, two-headed wolves, land octopi, or moneypedes. From Wordnik.com. [Question Quest]
Thats a lot of dead octopi (Click here to see Red Wings fans favorite playoff tradition). From Wordnik.com. [America's Best Sports Fans] Reference
Of course to cap it off ETI might be more different from us than the brainiest octopi is from us. From Wordnik.com. [Be vewwwwy vewwwwy quiet….] Reference
Oktapodi (France) is about two octopi lovers who are separated when one is chosen to be cooked and eaten. From Wordnik.com. [David Wallechinsky: Academy Awards: Short Films] Reference
It was really more of a marine zoo with cool animals like otters, sea lions, seals, octopi, and jellyfish. From Wordnik.com. [badger Diary Entry] Reference
"You could both become dinosaurs or octopi," says Jaron Lanier, considered the inventor of virtual reality. From Wordnik.com. [Was It Virtually Good For You?] Reference
NHL fans will still smuggle octopi into ice rinks with or without a national TV contract for their beloved sport. From Wordnik.com. [Eric Angevine: Why Sports Matter] Reference
Unburdened by modern disclosure mandates, the trust also permitted emerging industrial octopi to mask their size and collaboration. From Wordnik.com. [A Reporter at the Ramparts] Reference
Stamper explains that throughout history, the word "octopus" has been pluralized as octopuses, octopi, and the more unusual octopodes. From Wordnik.com. [Is It 'Octopuses' Or 'Octopi'? Merriam-Webster Has The Answer In 'Ask An Editor' (VIDEO)] Reference
Common species in the sanctuary include acorn barnacles, wavy top turban snails, limpets, octopi, sea stars, anemones, and spiny lobsters. From Wordnik.com. [Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary] Reference
There was a little seaweed, but not much; sponges, sea fans, and several tiny writhing octopi that shot away and vanished in the obscurity. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirate Shark] Reference
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