fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoOcean Hedgehogslemmy.dbzer0.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarekitnaht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoAnd hedgehog means spikepig. So they’re ocean spike pigs.
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 hours agoWikipedia says hedgehogs are called that, because they live in hedges, not because they look like one… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog#Etymology
minus-squareGreasecat@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoLitterally the danish word; søpindsvin. 😂
minus-squareoriginalkabumm@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoSpike originate in indo european and meaned sharp point, pig derives from proto western germanic for piglet (piggo) So they are called “ocean sharp pointed piglet”
And hedgehog means spikepig.
So they’re ocean spike pigs.
Wikipedia says hedgehogs are called that, because they live in hedges, not because they look like one…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog#Etymology
Litterally the danish word; søpindsvin. 😂
Spike originate in indo european and meaned sharp point, pig derives from proto western germanic for piglet (piggo) So they are called “ocean sharp pointed piglet”