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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (5 children)

In dutch they are literally called sea-hedgehog. (zee-egel)

So, while latin and all is nice, there's always the dutch way of "doe maar normaal dan doe je gek genoeg". Which translates into: just behave as regular, that's more than enough excitement.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

same in German, Seeigel

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same in Spanish, but from a different root-word. Erizo del mar, which erizo is just a normal hedgehog

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Same in Slovene. Morski jež - sea hedgehog

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

This is turning into the whole ananas / pineapple thing where English is the outlier again.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Same in danish: Søpindsvin

Sea-stick-swine

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Continuing the chain, same in Brazilian Portuguese: "Ouriço-do-mar"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dutch isn’t real

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Je bent niet echt

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

It's actually the same in italian, ricci di mare

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

"doe normaal.."

In french they're "oursins", apparently from bears, which they thought had very hard fur.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Similarly, seals? Sea dogs.