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minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down5·3 months agoThey’re Orcas, not “Killer whales”.
minus-squareDarkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·3 months agoThey’re Maine Coons, not ‘House Cats’ They’re just commonly understood colloquial names.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·3 months agoIirc it was a mistranslation and the actual name translated to whale killer.
They’re Orcas, not “Killer whales”.
They’re Maine Coons, not ‘House Cats’
They’re just commonly understood colloquial names.
Iirc it was a mistranslation and the actual name translated to whale killer.