renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoEnglish has too many words for animalslemmy.worldimagemessage-square111linkfedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1382arrow-down1imageEnglish has too many words for animalslemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square111linkfedilinkfile-text
Yall should remove some of these animal words and instead add different words for like the 5 different meanings of “spring”
minus-squaregnutrinolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·8 days agoTechnically they’re (mutated) terrapins (specifically red-eared terrapins).
minus-squareMeatPilot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 days agoTeenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins Heroes in a half-shell, Terrapin Power!
minus-squaremsfroh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoBut terrapins are not tortoises, since they’re semiaquatic, but are differentiated from common turtles by their presence in brackish water.
minus-squareKlear@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoFuck paraphyletic groups. All my homies hate paraphyletic groups.
Technically they’re (mutated) terrapins (specifically red-eared terrapins).
Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins
Heroes in a half-shell, Terrapin Power!
So, tortoises, and thus also turtles…
But terrapins are not tortoises, since they’re semiaquatic, but are differentiated from common turtles by their presence in brackish water.
Fuck paraphyletic groups. All my homies hate paraphyletic groups.