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[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Or are they just a bunch of octopi? (What is the collective for octopus?)

Octopussi?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Octopussi?

I don't mean the plural. I know that.

I mean the word that refers to a "group" of octopuses.

(e.g., herd of cows, flock of birds, pod of whales, ...)

[mbyron]

Bob: octopuses are solitary animals, and so a collective term would be otiose.

You're free to make one up if you wish: perhaps an "orgulous of octopuses"?

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Octopussi?

I liked that one. But Golden Eye is still my favorite.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I don't mean the plural. I know that.

I mean the word that refers to a "group" of octopuses.

(e.g., herd of cows, flock of birds, pod of whales, ...)

I think the term is buncha. If there's a lot of them then it's a sh1tload. But as mbyron points out they are not very sociable creatures so at best you'll just see a buncha octopus, it is rare to see a sh1tload.

and btw, a group of squid is called an appetizer.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I don't mean the plural. I know that.

I mean the word that refers to a "group" of octopuses.

(e.g., herd of cows, flock of birds, pod of whales, ...)

Depending on the size of the group, it would be either a bunch, or a whole bunch. I think this is a Southern thing.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

I think the term is buncha. If there's a lot of them then it's a sh1tload. But as mbyron points out they are not very sociable creatures so at best you'll just see a buncha octopus, it is rare to see a sh1tload.

and btw, a group of squid is called an appetizer.

...unless it's with a group of scallops and a group of crabs and then it's called a combo platter.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

...unless it's with a group of scallops and a group of crabs and then it's called a combo platter.

Good point. And if a buncha octopus are with a group of tuna and a group of salmon it's called a sashimi deluxe. This grouping tends to congregate around rice for some reason, no one really knows why.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

...unless it's with a group of scallops and a group of crabs and then it's called a combo platter.

Just don't fry the scallops, please.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

...unless it's with a group of scallops and a group of crabs and then it's called a combo platter.

Right - and a group of chickens is called a "bucket". Oh yeah, a group of coaches is called a "nightmare".

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Good point. And if a buncha octopus are with a group of tuna and a group of salmon it's called a sashimi deluxe. This grouping tends to congregate around rice and nori for some reason, no one really knows why.

I think it's just one of those cultural things.

[canuckref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

I think it's just one of those cultural things.

like yogurt?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by canuckref

like yogurt?

Naw, like back bacon and beer.....

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Depending on the size of the group, it would be either a bunch, or a whole bunch. I think this is a Southern thing.

So a "bunch" by itself is incomplete? Must be kinda like "ya'll" and "all ya'll"

[Jurassic Referee]

Is a "bunch" bigger than a "batch"?

Or vice-versa?