early_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhales ARE fishmessage-squaremessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhales ARE fishearly_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square16linkfedilinkfile-text
Whales are tetrapods, which evolved from lobe-finned fishes, so cladistically they are fish. And so am I. Bloop bloop bloop!
minus-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYou Honor I wanna present evidence in defense of OP: Exhibit A: In Chinese Language it’s 鲸鱼 Literally has the character “鱼” in the word, the 鲸 character also has the 鱼 radical built into the character. I rest my case.
minus-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months ago1.5 fish, the radical only takes up half of the character
You Honor I wanna present evidence in defense of OP:
Exhibit A: In Chinese Language it’s 鲸鱼
Literally has the character “鱼” in the word, the 鲸 character also has the 鱼 radical built into the character.
I rest my case.
That’s pretty fishy.
So it’s a double fish!
1.5 fish, the radical only takes up half of the character