Comment on English has too many words for animals

nightlily@leminal.space ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Dutch as well, schildpad literally translates to shielded toad.

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  • humanspiral@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    French: Was tortured.

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• Dicska@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Hungarian: that frog looking thing has a trough on it.

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• MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Det är samma för sköldpaddor.

  But also my Swedish is terrible, so that might be completely wrong.

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