fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-210 months ago⋋_⋌lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1665arrow-down10
arrow-up1665arrow-down1image⋋_⋌lemmy.dbzer0.comfossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squarelenuup@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoI am afraid it just means migratory thrush. And the latin name for thrushes (turdus) was assigned by a Swede. So how it sounds in English is just a happy little accident.
I am afraid it just means migratory thrush. And the latin name for thrushes (turdus) was assigned by a Swede. So how it sounds in English is just a happy little accident.