Talk:Octopus

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Habitat & Taxonomy

You might want to borrow some of the text in Taxonomy and put it in Habitat. Also Cirrina is an article, you might want to borrow some of it, too. Siuenti (씨유엔티)

ok-TOP-uh-da?

I have never heard anyone say anything but ‘oc-to-‘po-da with the major stress on oc- and -po. The word is unambiguously octo (8) + poda (feet). Even though the pronunciation guide on the page is sourced, has anyone actually heard it pronounced with the stress on -top in any dialect? 104.246.161.131 (talk) 04:13, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's just how Greek works: a consonant followed by a vowel are pronounced together. Like Hexameter is derived from hexa (6) + meter (measure) but is pronounced hex-am-eter. Helicopter#Etymology is similar. Reywas92^Talk 16:30, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 February 2025

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Typo in Octopus#Reproduction.

Change: Both males and females enter senescent after reproducihg and soon die.

To: Both males and females enter senescent after reproducing and soon die. Kaluub (talk) 17:31, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Aston305 (talk) 18:50, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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"During gastrulation, the disc and surround the yolk, forming a yolk sac, which eventually forms part of the gut."

Seems to be missing a word. But which word?

Gil (talk) 11:48, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]