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Ocean Hedgehogs (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

that's still their name in portuguese (ouriço do mar)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Same in German (Seeigel). Though I wondered what an "urchin" is since I learned the word. So still a TIL.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Same in Spanish (erizo de mar)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Now I can't remember the name in french

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

its Oursin, but apparently Hérisson de mer is used too :3

(altho it’s more rare and old-fashioned, personally i haven’t heard it)