The word mignon, in troglodyte mignon, is often used to describe cute kids. It means things like charming, pretty, likeable...
> On 13 Feb 2021, at 11:01, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > >> On 12 February 2021 at 22:23 "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> https://twistedsifter.com/2021/02/funny-bird-species-names-compilation/ >> > > Quite the opposite in most cases. Some (e.g. Smew) are onomatopoeic versions > of the bid's call. Others (troglodyte mignon) refer to behaviour or (horned > screamer) are purely descriptive. The only one that may be slightly unkind > is the (Blue footed - there are others) Booby. This is related to the > albatross, spends minimal time earthbound and is therefore not the most agile > of animals on its feet. But that assumes a late 20th century useage of the > term, which may not be correct. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
