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• wh0se@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  On the contrary, in French it is raton-laveur, which translates to washing baby rat.

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  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    French is clearly more correct than German here. They are rats not bears

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    • Doublepluskirk@startrek.website ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Since they belong to the super family musteloidea, Wash Weasel seems more accurate. Definitely still closer to bears than rodents though.

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  • NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It makes sense. How else could you be a chef if you didn’t have opposable thumbs

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