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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just want to point out that the german word for turtle is Schildkröte which are the words Schild (shield) and Kröte (toad) smashed together.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In addition, the German language does not really differentiate between turtles and tortoises: both are called "shield toads", but if you want to be more specific, you can say "water shield toads" or "land shield toads", respectively.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Similarly to Dutch.