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minus-squareTxzKlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·8 个月前“Turtle” can refer to both land and marine testudines
minus-squaremanucode@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·edit-28 个月前The English language makes this way too complicated. Just call all of them ‘shield toads’ and you’re good.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 个月前We probably would if the French hadn’t gotten involved.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 个月前“Shield toad” is what “turtle” in German literally means, if you didn’t know.
minus-squaremeowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 个月前Actually the marine version would be more accurately called ‘shield frogs’
minus-squareOneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 个月前All shield-toads are shield-frogs, but not all shield-frogs are shield-toads.
minus-squarecowfodder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 个月前Ja, die Schildkröte ist sehr lustig!
minus-squareJohandea@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·8 个月前That depends on your flavour of English. See Wikipedia
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·8 个月前 flavour This is why we had the American Revolution! [that and the whole don’t go west and kill the Indians thing.]
“Turtle” can refer to both land and marine testudines
The English language makes this way too complicated. Just call all of them ‘shield toads’ and you’re good.
We probably would if the French hadn’t gotten involved.
I like this.
“Shield toad” is what “turtle” in German literally means, if you didn’t know.
Actually the marine version would be more accurately called ‘shield frogs’
All shield-toads are shield-frogs, but not all shield-frogs are shield-toads.
Ja, die Schildkröte ist sehr lustig!
That depends on your flavour of English. See Wikipedia
Yes, I know. I am talking after seeing Wiktionary
This is why we had the American Revolution!
[that and the whole don’t go west and kill the Indians thing.]