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minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoSimilar to how a red panda isn’t a panda or wild rice isn’t rice or a sichuan pepper isn’t a pepper… yeah there’s a lot of these.
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoPanda bears were named after red pandas, both in Chinese and English.
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoSo you’re saying pandas aren’t pandas?
Similar to how a red panda isn’t a panda or wild rice isn’t rice or a sichuan pepper isn’t a pepper… yeah there’s a lot of these.
Panda bears were named after red pandas, both in Chinese and English.
So you’re saying pandas aren’t pandas?
Evidently yes.
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