Comment on The name "seagull" implies the existence of landgulls, airgulls, and firegulls.
Aqarius@lemmy.world 6 days agoIt’s probably the result of a taboo. It’s why people say “bear” (the brown one) or “medved” (the honey knower) instead of “arth” or “ursus”.
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Interesting. I knew about “bear” but I did not know about “medved” as another minced-taboo.