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minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHe should show her this. The fact that it means “flowers” in Swahili might help. It won’t solve the trust issues, but it’s better than nothing.
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI mean if they aren’t Swahili why would they pick something randomly from that language?
minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThe same reason a lot of people do: because it sounds nice. Plus, maybe flowers were what the cicada was named after. When someone discovers a species, they usually get a decent amount of leeway when naming it.
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago“I did a lil appropriating cuz I thought it was cute”
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agohonestly it’s not just a decent amount of leeway, it’s basically free game so long as you’re not outright offensive. There’s a gene called “sonic hedgehog”, and many other organisms with names that are specifically meant to just be funny and absurd.
He should show her this. The fact that it means “flowers” in Swahili might help. It won’t solve the trust issues, but it’s better than nothing.
I mean if they aren’t Swahili why would they pick something randomly from that language?
The same reason a lot of people do: because it sounds nice. Plus, maybe flowers were what the cicada was named after. When someone discovers a species, they usually get a decent amount of leeway when naming it.
“I did a lil appropriating cuz I thought it was cute”
honestly it’s not just a decent amount of leeway, it’s basically free game so long as you’re not outright offensive.
There’s a gene called “sonic hedgehog”, and many other organisms with names that are specifically meant to just be funny and absurd.