That depends on your flavour of English. See Wikipedia
Comment on Turtle Shells
TxzK@lemmy.zip 7 months ago“Turtle” can refer to both land and marine testudines
Johandea@feddit.nu 7 months ago
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 7 months ago
flavour
This is why we had the American Revolution!
[that and the whole don’t go west and kill the Indians thing.]
TxzK@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Yes, I know. I am talking after seeing Wiktionary
manucode@infosec.pub 7 months ago
The English language makes it way too complicated. Just call all of them ‘shield toads’ and you’re good.
meowMix2525@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Actually the marine version would be more accurately called ‘shield frogs’
OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
All shield-toads are shield-frogs, but not all shield-frogs are shield-toads.
Gnugit@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I like this.
samus12345@lemmy.world 7 months ago
“Shield toad” is what “turtle” in German literally means, if you didn’t know.
samus12345@lemmy.world 7 months ago
We probably would if the French hadn’t gotten involved.
cowfodder@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ja, die Schildkröte ist sehr lustig!