They don't call kangaroos "Springenlangschwänzigentier", so why do they call a platypus a "Schnabeltier"?
der Schnabel: the beak, or bill.
das Tier: the animal.
(note to self: must refrain from challenging The Caspi Man with these pointless observations while he is doing his german homework... deep breath, bite tongue.)
über me!
- pyjamamel
- Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany
- Of antipodean origin, currently living in Germany with the "Ger-Man", not-nearly-as-little-as-he used-to-be "Caspi-Man" , "The Cheeky Monkey", and four-legged "Banjo". Dream is to have a permanent place in both hemispheres and the means to travel betweeen. Am lucky to have family & friends in far-flung corners of the globe but, where ever I am, I'm missing someone terribly. Prone to procrastination and to wearing pajamas and animal ears - I often find myself outside my comfort zone...life seems to be a continually- vertical learning curve...