• ickplant@lemmy.worldOPM
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    and if you wonder why it’s called a “tailed tailless bat:”

    The common name of the bat is typically given as the “tailed tailless bat”. This is because the species belongs to the genus Anoura, commonly called the “tailless bats”, yet it possesses a tail. However, the name is arguably somewhat misleading, since only three of the other seven species of “tailless bats” genuinely lack a tail.

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      • LongLive@lemmy.world
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        12 hours ago

        Hands signed referral to semantics professor

        Semantics professor: Hmmm… I will see you soon.

        Semantics professor runs away with their eyes closed.

        You lost your referral form.

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    16 hours ago

    The name reminds me of a book series I read as a child, where a wolf called his human companion “Tall tailless”.

    Fun memories :)

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    Gah I wish I could spend four hours every night hunting for delicious dumplings and burn it all off with my high resting metabolic rate