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Taxonomy (2026-07-27)
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m_‮f discuss.online m_f@discuss.online
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The key is to keep saying 'strictly speaking' over and over.

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cattywampas lemmy.world cattywampas@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-30
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Chickens are dinosaurs in the same way that all vertebrates are fish or trees don't exist. Which is to say it's true in a certain taxonomical context, but not really for practical reasons.

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southsamurai (he/him/pronoun agnostic) sh.itjust.works southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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Chickens are dinosaurs in the same way that all vertebrates are fish or trees don't exist. Which is to say it's true in a certain taxonomical context, but not really for practical reasons.

You've never been stalked by an angry hen. If you had, you would not doubt they are living dinosaurs, and true apex predators

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