In a message dated 95-12-02 19:09:34 EST, PESELYG@LYNX.APSU.EDU writes: >More pedantic than "octopodes" would be "rhinocerotes" as the >plural of "rhinoceros" (our word is simply the transliteration >of the ancient Greek word for the animal). More pedantic, but less boring than "octopuses" and "rhinoceroses."