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The article says the nuchal ligament is "unique to humans as it is required by bipedal mammals for running", but then later says 'The "paddywhack" is the nuchal ligament of sheep, cattle or the quadruped.' So obviously it's not unique to humans. The article on giraffes, for example, talks about the nuchal ligament of the giraffe. Where did this notion come from that the ligament is unique to humans? That's why I marked this phrase as dubious. Maybe I should have just removed it. Huttarl ( talk) 12:44, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
I can't find a reliable source to corroborate the "nuchal ligament" meaning of 'paddywhack'. For example, it's in no reliable dictionaries that I can find. (Not Merriam-Webster Unabridged, not Oxford English Dictionary, not American Heritage, etc.) CorCaroliRegisMartyris ( talk) 14:37, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
'Paxwax' and 'paxywaxy', on the other hand, do show up in dictionaries as terms for the nuchal ligament. I would recommend changing 'paddywhack' to 'paxwax' in this entry. CorCaroliRegisMartyris ( talk) 15:19, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
Would agree with that -- Iztwoz ( talk) 18:34, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
I propose merging Paddywhack into Nuchal ligament. I think the content in Paddywhack can easily be explained in the context of this page, and a merger would not cause any article-size or weighting problems. I note that User SpinningSpark added a link to that page with edit summary "There is an article on this specific meaning. Maybe it should be merged, but right now it is separate". I also note that the only information in that stub article that is not here is evidence that Nuchal ligament is called "paxwax" and "paddywhack" when speaking of butchery/pet food. That article cannot be further expanded without repeating information in this article, and Wikipedia is not a dictionary, so an article on that name is WP:UNDUE 212.159.115.41 ( talk) 11:37, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
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The article says the nuchal ligament is "unique to humans as it is required by bipedal mammals for running", but then later says 'The "paddywhack" is the nuchal ligament of sheep, cattle or the quadruped.' So obviously it's not unique to humans. The article on giraffes, for example, talks about the nuchal ligament of the giraffe. Where did this notion come from that the ligament is unique to humans? That's why I marked this phrase as dubious. Maybe I should have just removed it. Huttarl ( talk) 12:44, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
I can't find a reliable source to corroborate the "nuchal ligament" meaning of 'paddywhack'. For example, it's in no reliable dictionaries that I can find. (Not Merriam-Webster Unabridged, not Oxford English Dictionary, not American Heritage, etc.) CorCaroliRegisMartyris ( talk) 14:37, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
'Paxwax' and 'paxywaxy', on the other hand, do show up in dictionaries as terms for the nuchal ligament. I would recommend changing 'paddywhack' to 'paxwax' in this entry. CorCaroliRegisMartyris ( talk) 15:19, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
Would agree with that -- Iztwoz ( talk) 18:34, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
I propose merging Paddywhack into Nuchal ligament. I think the content in Paddywhack can easily be explained in the context of this page, and a merger would not cause any article-size or weighting problems. I note that User SpinningSpark added a link to that page with edit summary "There is an article on this specific meaning. Maybe it should be merged, but right now it is separate". I also note that the only information in that stub article that is not here is evidence that Nuchal ligament is called "paxwax" and "paddywhack" when speaking of butchery/pet food. That article cannot be further expanded without repeating information in this article, and Wikipedia is not a dictionary, so an article on that name is WP:UNDUE 212.159.115.41 ( talk) 11:37, 11 October 2021 (UTC)