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minus-squarerockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·8 days agoSo are dragons. Unless they don’t have front legs, but they they’re wyverns.
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI should have seen that coming. Points for you.
minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·8 days agoGriffins an a few other mythical creatures would be too. Pegasus may or may not. The original was sired by Poseidon and itself was a god, but its since become a generic name for winged horses so that leaves room for debate. Yes I do enjoy fiction taxonomy, why do ask?
minus-squareredjard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 days agoAngels in most renditions have bird wings (i.e. arms) growing from their backs in addition to normal arms and legs.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 days agoB̵̠̿̓̄͋̿͛̃͛̍͘͠Ē̵͎̙̹͖̪̼̖̂̄͆̀̀̆͠ ̸̧̖̪͉̪̘̳̫̝͌͋Ņ̵̟̰͉͖͇̩̾̀̔̌̎̒͜O̷͚̰̩̲͈͗̌̒͒̑͊͐͜͝T̸̢̲̤̥͇̣̙̩͛́ ̵̧̝͉̻̿͆͂̊́̋͑Ą̵͖̻̳̒́͗͒͋̍̓̿̃̍͛F̴͕̝̝̈͆̓͌̀͛̓̈́͝͠Ṛ̴̨͇̲͆̀͛͗̈́͗ͅẠ̵͙̝̦͙͕̦̠͗͒͜͜ͅI̴͎̖̿͛̿̿̐̅͆̄̈́̕͜͠D̸͙̫̼͍̪̣̲̩̋̌͐̐́̀ ̶̹̟̥̑̈̍̕͘
minus-squareLousyCornMuffins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoAAAAA HEEEELP I’M COVERED IN EYES
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 days agoDepends on the wings. If they’re back mounted, I’m not sure they count. They don’t count for insects. We don’t say flies have 8 limbs.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoThey could be extensions of the scapula. This would make the renditions where pegasus appears to be galloping while flying more accurate.
So are dragons. Unless they don’t have front legs, but they they’re wyverns.
…drakes…
Drakes have no wings.
🦆
I should have seen that coming. Points for you.
Griffins an a few other mythical creatures would be too. Pegasus may or may not. The original was sired by Poseidon and itself was a god, but its since become a generic name for winged horses so that leaves room for debate.
Yes I do enjoy fiction taxonomy, why do ask?
Angels in most renditions have bird wings (i.e. arms) growing from their backs in addition to normal arms and legs.
B̵̠̿̓̄͋̿͛̃͛̍͘͠Ē̵͎̙̹͖̪̼̖̂̄͆̀̀̆͠ ̸̧̖̪͉̪̘̳̫̝͌͋Ņ̵̟̰͉͖͇̩̾̀̔̌̎̒͜O̷͚̰̩̲͈͗̌̒͒̑͊͐͜͝T̸̢̲̤̥͇̣̙̩͛́ ̵̧̝͉̻̿͆͂̊́̋͑Ą̵͖̻̳̒́͗͒͋̍̓̿̃̍͛F̴͕̝̝̈͆̓͌̀͛̓̈́͝͠Ṛ̴̨͇̲͆̀͛͗̈́͗ͅẠ̵͙̝̦͙͕̦̠͗͒͜͜ͅI̴͎̖̿͛̿̿̐̅͆̄̈́̕͜͠D̸͙̫̼͍̪̣̲̩̋̌͐̐́̀ ̶̹̟̥̑̈̍̕͘
AAAAA HEEEELP I’M COVERED IN EYES
Give them back!
No ms potato
Depends on the wings. If they’re back mounted, I’m not sure they count. They don’t count for insects. We don’t say flies have 8 limbs.
They could be extensions of the scapula. This would make the renditions where pegasus appears to be galloping while flying more accurate.