What are the Plurals of octopus, hippopotamus and syllabus?

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Plural for octopus is octopuses; octopi is wrong. Plural for hippopotamus is both hippopotamuses and hippopotami (last syllable pronounced as 'my'). Likewise, the plural for syllabus is both syllabuses and syllabi ( pronounced as 'sil-luh-by')
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