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[-] Redredme@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago

In dutch they are literally called sea-hedgehog. (zee-egel)

So, while latin and all is nice, there's always the dutch way of "doe maar normaal dan doe je gek genoeg". Which translates into: just behave as regular, that's more than enough excitement.

[-] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago

Same in Spanish, but from a different root-word. Erizo del mar, which erizo is just a normal hedgehog

[-] Slovene@feddit.nl 10 points 3 weeks ago

Same in Slovene. Morski jež - sea hedgehog

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 16 points 3 weeks ago

This is turning into the whole ananas / pineapple thing where English is the outlier again.

[-] breakcore@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Same in danish: Søpindsvin

Sea-stick-swine

[-] P4ulin_Kbana 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Continuing the chain, same in Brazilian Portuguese: "Ouriço-do-mar"

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