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The daughter trope of Our Monsters Are Different and Call a Rabbit a Smeerp. So your characters are on an adventure in a Magical Land, and they naturally run into a mythical creature. Said creature is then identified in the text or dialogue by the name of a similar (or not) mythical being or fantasy creature. Cue a moment of confusion for the viewer. This isn't quite Sadly Mythtaken as the very fact that the writer knows that mythical creatures have specific names implies doing some research. (Sadly Mythtaken is more for The Theme Park Version / Disneyfication of classic myths.)

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  • Call a Pegasus a Hippogriff
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  • The daughter trope of Our Monsters Are Different and Call a Rabbit a Smeerp. So your characters are on an adventure in a Magical Land, and they naturally run into a mythical creature. Said creature is then identified in the text or dialogue by the name of a similar (or not) mythical being or fantasy creature. Cue a moment of confusion for the viewer. This isn't quite Sadly Mythtaken as the very fact that the writer knows that mythical creatures have specific names implies doing some research. (Sadly Mythtaken is more for The Theme Park Version / Disneyfication of classic myths.)
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  • The daughter trope of Our Monsters Are Different and Call a Rabbit a Smeerp. So your characters are on an adventure in a Magical Land, and they naturally run into a mythical creature. Said creature is then identified in the text or dialogue by the name of a similar (or not) mythical being or fantasy creature. Cue a moment of confusion for the viewer. Could be employed just to underline in red crayon that Your Monsters Are Different. Alternatively, of course, the writer Did Not Do the Research -- or did a little too much research, finding an extremely obscure name or form of a familiar creature. This is a common cheat when fishing for names for Palette Swap Underground Monkeys. This isn't quite Sadly Mythtaken as the very fact that the writer knows that mythical creatures have specific names implies doing some research. (Sadly Mythtaken is more for The Theme Park Version / Disneyfication of classic myths.) In case you're wondering, the most commonly accepted generic term for Winged Horses is "pterripi". However they're often simply called "pegasi/pegasus" after the most famous example -- see A Kind of One. Compare Istanbul Not Constantinople, which is similar but for place names. When a completely fantastical character is named after a commonly-known creature, see Call a Smeerp a Rabbit, which is a sister trope. The title is a takeoff on Call a Rabbit a Smeerp, and is a reference to one of the best-known examples. Examples of Call a Pegasus a Hippogriff include:
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