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Have you ever seen a ‘small red cow’ or a ‘furry Jenny’ when out and about in Wales?

Chances are you have but maybe you just didn’t realise it. You may have even owned a ‘fat cheek’ before.

There are a number of translations for all kinds of different animals, from cats and dogs to caterpillars and spiders, but some more than others seem to take on a life of their own.

We’ve all heard of Popty Ping, which has become infamous as a Welsh translation of microwave - even though the official word is meicrodon - but how many of the below have you heard?

The examples below were inspired by this thread on Twitter by Dr Bethan Siân Tovey.

1. Bochdew - hamster

The literal translation of bochdew is fat-cheek.

(Image: Ayrshire Post)

2. Llwynog - fox

The Welsh word for fox is llwynog - that means bushy. Fox is also commonly translated to cadno.

3. Draenog - hedgehog

The Welsh word for hedgehog, the translation of which is thorny.

4. Siâni flewog - caterpillar

This is the Welsh term for caterpillar - the translation of which is furry Jenny.

5. Iâr fach yr haf - butterfly

This is one of the Welsh terms for butterfly, and would be literally translated as small hen of summer. But another one is glöyn byw - the translation for which is live coal. And there's also pili pala, which Dr Tovey explains, is "cognate with 'papillon', so has proper posh Latin roots".

6. Buwch goch gota - ladybird

The Welsh term for ladybird is buwch goch gota - the translation of which is small red cow.

7. Crwban - turtle

The Welsh word for turtle is crwban - the translation of which is little hump.

8. Môr-lawes - squid

The Welsh word for squid is môr-lawes, which translates as sea-sleeve.

9. Mochyn gwta - guinea pig

Mochyn gwta means short pig.

10. Mochyn daear - badger

The Welsh term for badger is mochyn daear, which translates as earth pig.

11. Llygoden fawr - rat

Llygoden fawr simply means big mouse. Can't argue with that.

12. Drewgi - skunk

Drewgi translates as smelly dog.

13. Gwas y neidr - dragonfly

Gwas y neidr translates, brilliantly, as snake's servant.

(Image: Getty Images)

14. Twrch coed - woodlouse

Woodlouse has more than one outstanding name in Welsh. Firstly, there's twrch coed, which translates as tree hog. But there's also gwrach y lludw, which translates as witch of the ashes, or pryf y lludw, which translates as ash insect.