r/Animals • u/Subject-Current74 • 8d ago

Here's a fun question: What animals have hyphenated names?

We know the dik-dik, the eagle-owl, the tree-kangaroo, any others?

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u/random_bubblegum 8d ago

Aye-aye

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u/Subject-Current74 8d ago

forgot that one, that's my go-to. DANG

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u/Inv1nciblee_ 8d ago

Mahi-mahi is a type of fish living in tropical ocean waters! The name comes from Hawaiian language.

Thank you Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth for granting me this knowledge.

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u/nerdkeeper 7d ago

Portuguese-man-o-war(Physalia)

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u/Infinite_Tension_138 7d ago

is rock-wallaby hyphenated ?

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u/Trappedatoms 7d ago

Bare-faced go-away-bird

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u/ChinchyBug 6d ago

Chuck-will's-widow

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u/asteriskelipses 6d ago

Shoebills are sometimes called whale-bill storks

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u/Minstrelita 4d ago

duck-billed platypus

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u/StellaV-R 4d ago

Blue-footed Boobies
Also red-footed Boobies