I am looking for the Title of a scientist who studies Octos?

Example: Rocks and Minerals= Geologists.

Octos = ?

not sure if teuthologist covers it....

if they have their own prefix, my memory doesnt serve me...

I thought "teuth" refers to squid. I am also not sure...let's hope we can get another reponse..thanks

Cephalopodiatrist

:lol: Just going from Dr Roy's title....

funny...But I think it is wrong..Octologist? maybe? :)

Octologist sounds like someone who studes 8. Octopodologist? I like octopodiatry!

How about "That guy who's mad about octos?" That's what my moms uses to decribe octo-researchers and anyone who's work is related to octos...

Hello Gaetan,

The study of molluscs is called malacology. Octologists are ear specialists (no, really). I've never heard of a term specific to octopus scientists, except for Dr. Octopus. Coming up with a proper term might be a good assignment for your students.

Cheers,
Clem

Thanks Clem....I'll let you know what they come up with...If you find out any info on the matter, let me know....thanks

Hello Gaetan,

The study of molluscs is called malacology. Octologists are ear specialists (no, really). I've never heard of a term specific to octopus scientists, except for Dr. Octopus. Coming up with a proper term might be a good assignment for your students.

Cheers,
Clem

Octologists? Ears? Do you mean otologists? Or are they more properly known as "the people incorrectly called otologists"?

Melissa

Teuthis is Latin for Squid... Octopus is already Latin, right, so it'd just be an octopologist, no? Or octo-apologist :p


Or maybe go back to the root of Octopus itself

Octopod \Oc"to*pod\, n. [Gr. ? eight-footed; 'oktw` eight +
poy`s, podo`s, foot: cf. F. octopode.] (Zool.)
One of the Octocerata.
[1913 Webster]

maybe octoceratologist would sound better

'octopus' is Greek not Latin so there is another spanner chucked in!

spanner?

my guess would be Cephalopologist

spanner?


as in... to throw a spanner into the works

oh, NOW I get it... :wink:

Chrono-Eric, a spanner is what Brits and some of their former colonials call what I and probably most folks in the US call a wrench. Google images offers a bunch of pictures. Wrench - it's not just a verb!

Who said Britain and the US were two countries separated by a common language?

Melissa

Tonmologist?

....and why not?

Who said Britain and the US were two countries separated by a common language?

Was it Shaw?

We need some of the marine biologists who are actually studying octopuses to respond on this one!

Nancy

Maybe he is refered to as "The Marine Biologists that studies octos"

When a profession is not that widely known, no one will give it a proper name.

I agree with nancy...maybe the Dr. can respond...or Kat..I have not found anything on it....but my third graders have the assignment to think of a name..can't wait to hear their ideas..

"all we have is hope"

Gaetan

OK my :twocents: A person who studies molluscs is a malacologist, a person who studies cephs (any variety as far as I'm aware) is a teuthologist.

Me when I'm asked I say I'm a Marine Biologist (cos not too many people seem to know the other words!) course then I get asked do I study dolphins/sharks/whales/coral............. :roll:

J

Was it Shaw?

I think it was Oscar Wilde.