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[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What is this meme talking about?

The name of order Pholidota comes from Ancient Greek Φολιδωτός – "clad in scales" from φολίς pholís "scale".

The name "pangolin" comes from the Malay word pengguling meaning "one who rolls up" from guling or giling "to roll";

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

Constantine Rafinesque (1821) formed the Neo-Latin generic name Phataginus from the French term phatagin, adopted by Count Buffon (1763) after the reported local name phatagin or phatagen used in the East Indies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phataginus

[–] SalmiakDragon@feddit.nu 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It seems to be about phonetics and association:

Phat-aginus -> "Fat vaginas" -> Super-FUPA, where FUPA apparently is the medical acronym for Fat Upper Pubic Area

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

You mean a gunt?