ZeroCool@feddit.ch to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoRacism, misogyny prompt American Ornithological Society renaming of birdswww.upi.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down115
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkRacism, misogyny prompt American Ornithological Society renaming of birdswww.upi.comZeroCool@feddit.ch to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squareTar_AlcaranlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year ago“tit” is old-style english mean “something small” or “a little bit”. You can still spot the word in old sayings like the biblical “Jot or tittle”. On the other hand, we also woodpeckers, which is kinda similar in that it has a common translation, but also a hilarious one.
minus-squareTurtlePower@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot to mention there is a hairy woodpecker. Nothing like seeing a hairy pecker in the wild, eh?
“tit” is old-style english mean “something small” or “a little bit”. You can still spot the word in old sayings like the biblical “Jot or tittle”.
On the other hand, we also woodpeckers, which is kinda similar in that it has a common translation, but also a hilarious one.
Not to mention there is a hairy woodpecker. Nothing like seeing a hairy pecker in the wild, eh?