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Turtle Shells (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

"Turtle" can refer to both land and marine testudines

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

The English language makes this way too complicated. Just call all of them 'shield toads' and you're good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Actually the marine version would be more accurately called 'shield frogs'

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I like this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

"Shield toad" is what "turtle" in German literally means, if you didn't know.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Ja, die Schildkröte ist sehr lustig!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That depends on your flavour of English. See Wikipedia

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Yes, I know. I am talking after seeing Wiktionary

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.]