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minus-squareMonkderViertelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down5·30 days agoThey’re Orcas, not “Killer whales”.
minus-squareDarkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·30 days agoThey’re Maine Coons, not ‘House Cats’ They’re just commonly understood colloquial names.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·29 days 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.