fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoOcean Hedgehogslemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarekitnaht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAnd hedgehog means spikepig. So they’re ocean spike pigs.
minus-squareoriginalkabumm@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month 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”
minus-squareGreasecat@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoLitterally the danish word; søpindsvin. 😂
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWikipedia says hedgehogs are called that, because they live in hedges, not because they look like one… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog#Etymology
And hedgehog means spikepig.
So they’re ocean spike pigs.
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”
Litterally the danish word; søpindsvin. 😂
Wikipedia says hedgehogs are called that, because they live in hedges, not because they look like one…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog#Etymology