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muckefuck ([personal profile] muckefuck) wrote2004-07-22 02:27 pm

lexicographical excursus

bunny rabbit
kitty cat
puppy dog
*lamby sheep
?fry fish
?joey kangaroo
?cygnet swan

[identity profile] muckefuck.livejournal.com 2004-07-22 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
An immature rabbit is not a bunny, it's a kit.

Maybe to breeders. Most people I know say "baby bunny".

So what you are saying is that "lamby" is just as attributable to adult members of the pie spieces?

If you're going to generalize from one example, then why is it that Joyce references a "moo-cow," but never mentions a "quack-duck" or a "trumpet-elephant"?

That's an interesting question. I have seen "cluck-hen", but not often. And there is a website called "Meow Cat".