NeighborlyNomad@kbin.social to Etymology@kbin.social · 1 year agoSome believe that the word penguin originates from "pinguis," the latin word for "fat" or "juicy" :(media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSome believe that the word penguin originates from "pinguis," the latin word for "fat" or "juicy" :(media.kbin.socialNeighborlyNomad@kbin.social to Etymology@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squarehanekam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt also referred to the Great Auk long before it was used to refer to the similar looking swimming birds in the Southern Hemisphere - a bird which was hunted to extinction for being fat and juicy
It also referred to the Great Auk long before it was used to refer to the similar looking swimming birds in the Southern Hemisphere - a bird which was hunted to extinction for being fat and juicy