"Speedy fish with a very sharp bill" could also include "sailfish." And kcd317, all fish eggs are roe, but only sturgeon and paddlefish (Family Acipenseriformes) eggs are caviar.
That is true according to the UN's food and agriculture branch, but roe from steelhead, salmon, trout, and whitefish is often labeled as caviar as well.
There is no error here. The plural of Octopus (in English) is Octopuses. If you want a non-English response, yes, it's Octopedes - because it comes from Greek. But, I bet you're one of those hypercorrectors who say Octopi as though the word comes from Latin. Either way, you're wrong and the Quizmaster is correct.
The Oxford English Dictionary lists octopuses, octopi, and octopodes (the order reflecting decreasing frequency of use), stating that the last form is rare. The online Oxford dictionary states that the standard plural is octopuses, that octopodes is still occasionally used, and that octopi is incorrect.
What is a stag then? Because it is customary for some large male deer to be called a stag......most people do know the term buck, but stag is also another term for an older, larger male deer.
Read the clue "small fish species where males get 'pregnant'" and knew exactly which fish it was (I was picturing it) but could not think of the word "seahorse"
Sika is a species of deer native to eastern Asia, also known as Japanese deer or spotted deer. They were introduced, and have become well established, in many other places around the world, including several east coast and mid-western states of the US.
From Wikipedia: The terms shrimp and prawn themselves lack scientific standing. Over the years, the way shrimp and prawn are used has changed, and nowadays the terms are almost interchangeable.
Sometimes it seems/feels like at least 50% or people don't realise that other countries and language exist in the world. (And that people from other places like quizzes too.)
In all fairness, she often had the misfortune of having a paintbrush paint a white strip on her back. Regardless, I hope Pepe Le Pew rots in an Acme jail cell for constantly attempting assault.
I need defintely need a rest! I didn't get the stork because when I read the description I thought of a bird who gives birth to its babies (instead of laying eggs).
Well... yes and no. Seals can mean any type of pinniped, which covers three families: walruses, eared seals (sea lions and fur seals) and earless seals (also known as true seals.) You can limit the term "seals" to mean just the earless seals, but that would cut off a bunch of species of fur seals that are also commonly called "seals." And including fur seals but not sea lions doesn't make much sense, because they're much more closely related to each other than either are to earless seals.
This is another one of those things where there is a common term that we all accept and biologists have a different way of classifying things. We had a definition for seal, and scientists came in and realized that all pinnipeds share traits and have a common ancestor and started labelling walruses as seals. It's like how scientists realized that the common term for berries is hard to define biologically, so scientists told us to stop calling strawberries berries.
...yes they do? "Slither" is defined by Cambridge as "to move easily and quickly across a surface while twisting or curving." Merriam-Webster specifically defines it as "to slip or slide like a snake."
I tried a bunch of spellings for springbok when the correct spelling wasn’t accepted. Strange that the correct spelling wouldn’t take and that there aren’t other spellings accepted.
Scoring
You scored 21/24 = 88%
This beats or equals 64.3% of test takers
The average score is 19
Your high score is 21