Fireflies are not flies, nor do they have the capacity to make fire. They are actually beetles.
Strawberries are not berries. True berries are produced through a single ovary. Instead, strawberries and the like are actually called accessory fruits.
These adorable animals are not bears. They are, in fact, marsupials.
These beautiful sea creatures are not actually a species of fish. Instead, they're cnidarians, just like coral and sea anemones.
You might know this one already, but peanuts are not nuts. They are actually legumes, like peas and beans.
If case you haven't noticed, these cute little rodents aren't actually pigs. In fact, they're closely related to capybaras.
There aren't any cocoa solids from cacao beans in white chocolate, only cocoa butter, so one could argue that, technically, it is not chocolate.
These are indeed star-shaped and live in the sea, but they are definitely not fish. Instead, they are echinoderms.
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