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miketrumpet1812
Aug 16th, 2004, 03:10am
my son (age 5) wants to know 'what are the young of an Octopus called'??

Thanks MIKE

please reply to - miketrumpet1812@ntlworld.com

Colin
Aug 16th, 2004, 06:18am
Hi Mike

they can either be called larvae or paralarvae...

perhaps octokittens would be nicer???

Ocho
Aug 17th, 2004, 12:18pm
How about "octopeas"? :D

WhiteKiboko
Aug 17th, 2004, 04:28pm
wouldnt they just be "little squirts" ?

Clem
Aug 17th, 2004, 08:44pm
Octots?

Octoddlers?

Sorry.

moron_aaron
Aug 18th, 2004, 04:46am
squities?
smooshes? :?