Comment on Turtle Shells

• manucode@infosec.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The English language makes it way too complicated. Just call all of them ‘shield toads’ and you’re good.

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  • meowMix2525@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Actually the marine version would be more accurately called ‘shield frogs’

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    • OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      All shield-toads are shield-frogs, but not all shield-frogs are shield-toads.

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  • Gnugit@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I like this.

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    • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      “Shield toad” is what “turtle” in German literally means, if you didn’t know.

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  • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We probably would if the French hadn’t gotten involved.

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  • cowfodder@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ja, die Schildkröte ist sehr lustig!

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• Johandea@feddit.nu ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That depends on your flavour of English. See Wikipedia

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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    flavour

    This is why we had the American Revolution!

    [that and the whole don’t go west and kill the Indians thing.]

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  • TxzK@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, I know. I am talking after seeing Wiktionary

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