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This is a tortoise or is that the joke?
"Turtle" can refer to both land and marine testudines
The English language makes this way too complicated. Just call all of them 'shield toads' and you're good.
We probably would if the French hadn't gotten involved.
Actually the marine version would be more accurately called 'shield frogs'
All shield-toads are shield-frogs, but not all shield-frogs are shield-toads.
Ja, die Schildkröte ist sehr lustig!
I like this.
"Shield toad" is what "turtle" in German literally means, if you didn't know.
That depends on your flavour of English. See Wikipedia
Yes, I know. I am talking after seeing Wiktionary
flavour
This is why we had the American Revolution!
[that and the whole don't go west and kill the Indians thing.]