What is the plural of “platypus”? This is perhaps the single most frequently asked question about the species. ... Given that the plural of the Greek “pous” is “podes”, we conclude that – strictly speaking – the plural of “platypus” should be “platypodes”.

Are Platypodes correct?

The Greek plural for platypus is platypodes, but this plural is not used in English. ... The noun platypus adheres to the standard rules for forming the plurals of nouns in English (shown in the table below).

What is a Platypodes?

Scientists generally use "platypuses" or simply "platypus". Colloquially, the term "platypi" is also used for the plural, although this is a form of pseudo-Latin; going by the word's Greek roots the plural would be "platypodes". ... Occasionally it is specifically called the "duck-billed platypus".