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[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (3 children)

And hedgehog means spikepig.

So they're ocean spike pigs.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wikipedia says hedgehogs are called that, because they live in hedges, not because they look like one...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog#Etymology

[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

They were also bred for food and brought into Ireland by Normans. Irish people called them 'Gráinneog' (gran-nyog), meaning 'little ugly thing'.

[–] fedtemis 4 points 2 days ago

Litterally the danish word; søpindsvin. 😂

[–] originalkabumm@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Spike originate in indo european and meaned sharp point, pig derives from proto western germanic for piglet (piggo) So they are called "ocean sharp pointed piglet"