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• blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Top contenders:

  Red-cockaded Woodpecker — “cockaded” refers to a ribbon or rosette ornament once worn on hats, not anatomy.

  Cock-of-the-rock — sounds like a tavern name invented by a teenager.

  Dickcissel — often cited as the funniest North American bird name. “Dick” was historically a common nickname for a male bird.

  Bush Thick-knee — not penis-related, but frequently gets laughs.

  Rufous-naped Lark — harmless, but “rufous-naped” is often misread at a glance. Shag — in British English, perfectly normal; elsewhere, not so much.

  Cockatoo — contains “cock,” though the name comes from Malay, not English.

  Woodcock — another classic.

  Black-cockatoo and other cockatoos — bonus points for stacking “cock” into longer names.

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• rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Penis McPeniswoodchuck

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