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minus-squareAkasazh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·19 days agoFun fact: A canary is named after a dog. The Canary islands are named thusly because the romans found many wild dogs there, baking them ‘the islands of the dogs’ (canis).
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agooh that makes sense! that’s probably why canary and canine looks similar, must have the same root.
Fun fact: A canary is named after a dog.
The Canary islands are named thusly because the romans found many wild dogs there, baking them ‘the islands of the dogs’ (canis).
oh that makes sense! that’s probably why canary and canine looks similar, must have the same root.