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1. A firefly is not a fly - it is a beetle


2. A prairie dog is not a dog - it is a rodent [image above]


3. India ink is not from India - it is from China and Egypt


4. A horned toad is not a toad - it is a lizard


5. A lead pencil does not contain lead - it contains graphite


7. A silkworm is not a worm - it is a caterpillar


10. An English horn is not English and it isn’t a horn - it is a French alto oboe


11. A guinea pig is not from guinea and it is not a pig - it is a rodent from South America


14. A shooting star is not a star - it is a metorite


18. A banana tree is not a tree - it is a herb


19. A cucumber is not a vegetable - it is a fruit


23. A Turkish bath is not Turkish - it is Roman