renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoEnglish has too many words for animalslemmy.worldimagemessage-square107linkfedilinkarrow-up1423arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1379arrow-down1imageEnglish has too many words for animalslemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square107linkfedilinkfile-text
Yall should remove some of these animal words and instead add different words for like the 5 different meanings of “spring”
minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 days agoTechnically they’re (mutated) terrapins (specifically red-eared terrapins).
minus-squareMeatPilot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 days agoTeenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins Heroes in a half-shell, Terrapin Power!
minus-squaremsfroh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoBut terrapins are not tortoises, since they’re semiaquatic, but are differentiated from common turtles by their presence in brackish water.
Technically they’re (mutated) terrapins (specifically red-eared terrapins).
Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Terrapins
Heroes in a half-shell, Terrapin Power!
So, tortoises, and thus also turtles…
But terrapins are not tortoises, since they’re semiaquatic, but are differentiated from common turtles by their presence in brackish water.