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minus-squareBattle Masker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agonot a naughty name, but I wonder what was the scientist who named “Yellow-bellied sapsucker” was going through
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoThat one at least makes sense, if they’re drinking tree sap and have yellow feathers on their belly
minus-squarefunkless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI mean the other names make sense with additional context Both Tit- and Cock- as prefixes used to mean small (no laughing in the back, please) And Hoary means grey-haired or old-looking
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoDoesn’t bobo also mean stupid or idiot in Tagalog?
minus-squareAmends1782@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoProbably , because so much Spanish is Infused into Tagalog
minus-squareChetzemoka@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s just mockingbirds though. Lol
minus-squareChetzemoka@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s just mockingbirds though. Lol
not a naughty name, but I wonder what was the scientist who named “Yellow-bellied sapsucker” was going through
That one at least makes sense, if they’re drinking tree sap and have yellow feathers on their belly
I mean the other names make sense with additional context
Both Tit- and Cock- as prefixes used to mean small (no laughing in the back, please)
And Hoary means grey-haired or old-looking
Doesn’t bobo also mean stupid or idiot in Tagalog?
Probably , because so much Spanish is Infused into Tagalog
My favourite is the grey go-away-bird.
That’s just mockingbirds though. Lol
That’s just mockingbirds though. Lol