That sounds like a vestige from the Catholic habit of not eating meat at times, so the definition of "what's meat" got really specific and excluded things like fish and chicken.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

the Catholic habit of not eating meat at times, so the definition of "what's meat" got really specific

"Beavers are fish, right? And fish aren't meat, so..."

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, the bible lists bats as a kind of bird, so sure, why not.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

...the osprey, the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.

What's a hoopoe?

[–] Pofski@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

That actually makes sense. I didn't think about that. Thanks.