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German Words Translated Literally

These words have been translated from German into English, literally (E.g. Stinktier literally translates to stink-animal and means skunk). Using these translations, can you find out what these words actually mean?
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Last updated: April 4, 2023
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First submittedMarch 28, 2023
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Sea-dog
Seal
Little Oak Cat
Squirrel
Hand-Shoe
Glove
Wash-Bear
Raccoon
Little Sea Pig
Guinea Pig
Wire-Donkey
Bicycle
Flutter-Mouse
Bat
Shield-Toad
Turtle
Lazy-Animal
Sloth
Shine-Thrower
Headlamp
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Whale-Horse
Walrus
Nose-Horn
Rhinoceros
Glow-Pear
Lightbulb
Nile-Horse
Hippopotamus
Flight-Stuff
Airplane
Beak-Animal
Platypus
Ink-Fish
Squid
Earth-Apple
Potato
Wait-Snake
Queue
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Level 71
Apr 4, 2023
Some of these are strange: "Eichhörnchen" would be translated as Little Oak Horn and "Flugzeug" as Flight-Stuff. Drahtesel and Erdapfel are humorous expressions for bike and potato that nobody would use in normal conversation. Maybe accept "line" for queue.
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Level 86
Apr 4, 2023
Yeah, I was thinking that Fahrrad and Kartoffel didn't mean what this quiz was describing. And I also tried "line" instead of queue, being American.
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Level 47
Apr 4, 2023
Added "line" as a type-in.
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Level 47
Apr 4, 2023
"Eichkatzerl" and "Erdapfel" are still used fairly frequently in Austria and Bavaria, and while "Drahtesel" isn't used frequently, it's still a valid word in the German dictionary. I'll change the airplane one to "Flight-stuff" though.
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Level 88
Apr 11, 2023
My favorite one is "Wait-Snake"