Putto of Ilaria del Carretto, sculpted by Jacopo della Quercia in Lucca). Since then, Donatello has been called the originator of the putto because of the contribution to art he made in restoring the classical form of putto. He gave putto a distinct character by infusing the form with Christian meanings and using it in new contexts such as musician angels. Putti also began to feature in works showing figures from classical mythology, which became popular in the same period. Most Renaissance putti are essentially decorative and they ornament both religious and secular works, without usually taking any actual part in
Plural form of words ending in -us all fields, found "octopods", "octopi", and "octopodes" all stayed the same, but "octopuses" increased to 1054 papers. Indicating "octopuses" is the most preferred in the scientific record, whereas "octopodes" is never used. "Fowler's Modern English Usage" states that "the only acceptable plural in English is "octopuses,"" and that "octopi" is misconceived and "octopodes" pedantic. The term "octopod" (plural "octopods" or "octopodes") is taken from the taxonomic order Octopoda but has no classical equivalent. The collective form "octopus" is usually reserved for animals consumed for food. The situation with the word "platypus" is similar to that of "octopus"; the word is