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  • @SpaceNoodle
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    -511 months ago

    It’s basic pluralization.

    aquarium ➝ aquaria

    bacterium ➝ bacteria

    millennium ➝ millennia

    nutrium ➝ nutria

    • radix
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      211 months ago

      Did you read the provided article?

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        -411 months ago

        Did you read a dictionary?

          • @SpaceNoodle
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            -511 months ago

            That’s clearly a mistake on their part that requires correction.

        • @[email protected]
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          311 months ago

          It is a word borrowed from Spanish, according to merriam-webster. Therefore, the plural will be nutrias according to the rules of Spanish. All those other words, though probably latin or Greek in origin, have been in the English language long enough that they are no longer borrowed words and therefore follow English grammar rules.

          • @SpaceNoodle
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            -211 months ago

            No, “bacteriums” is not a word.

        • @[email protected]
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          311 months ago

          “did you read the dictionary” mfs when the dictionary disagrees with them (not all words are latinate in origin)

          • @SpaceNoodle
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            -111 months ago

            I guess not everyone can be as enlightened as me