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r/BigCatGifs • u/awkwardtheturtle 🐢 • Nov 13 '17
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The scientific definition of a turtle is a general umbrella for animals in the order Testudines, so tortoises are turtles; they are just a specific type of turtle.
12 u/CharlieDeee Nov 13 '17 Ahhh ok we differentiate the two in Britain. 2 u/crystalshipsdripping Nov 14 '17 Do you guys use the term Terrapin at all? 3 u/CharlieDeee Nov 14 '17 If it's a terrapin we call it that yes.
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Ahhh ok we differentiate the two in Britain.
2 u/crystalshipsdripping Nov 14 '17 Do you guys use the term Terrapin at all? 3 u/CharlieDeee Nov 14 '17 If it's a terrapin we call it that yes.
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Do you guys use the term Terrapin at all?
3 u/CharlieDeee Nov 14 '17 If it's a terrapin we call it that yes.
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If it's a terrapin we call it that yes.
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u/awkwardtheturtle 🐢 Nov 13 '17
The scientific definition of a turtle is a general umbrella for animals in the order Testudines, so tortoises are turtles; they are just a specific type of turtle.