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Lumiknoll
A render of a Lumiknoll  from Pikmin 4.
Appears in Pikmin 4
Scientific name Collux aeternium
Family Unknown
Areas Sun-Speckled Terrace, Blossoming Arcadia, Serene Shores, Hero's Hideaway, Giant's Hearth, Primordial Thicket
Caves None
Dandori Challenge levels None
Dandori Battle levels None

Lumiknolls (ヒカリヅカ?, lit.: "Light Anthill") are large dirt mound nests found in night expeditions in Pikmin 4. They are the home to Glow Pikmin, similarly to how the Onion behaves for other Pikmin types.

Naming

  • Common name: Lumiknoll. It is a pun of "lumino-", Latin for small lights, and "knoll", a small hill.
  • Japanese nickname: ヒカリヅカ?, lit.: "Light Anthill". This refers to how it emits light and how it looks like an anthill.
  • Japanese name: トコヨノヒカリヅカ?, lit.: "Continuing All Night Light Anthill". It refers to how the Lumiknoll must be protected all night.
  • Scientific name: Collux aeternium.
  • Internal names: WASURENAGUSA.
  • Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese ヒカリヅカ?
Hikaridzuka
Light Anthill From ヒカリ? (lit.: "light") and アリ塚? (lit.: "anthill")
Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chinese
(traditional)
發光巢穴
Fāguāng Cháoxué
Glowing Nest
Flag of China Chinese
(simplified)
发光巢穴
Fāguāng Cháoxué
Glowing Nest
Flag of the Netherlands Dutch Gloeikolonie Glow colony
Flag of France French (NoE) Lumilière Glowing Anthill From "lumineux" (glowing) and "fourmilière" (anthill)
Flag of Germany German Leuchtbau Glow Burrow
Flag of Italy Italian Luminotana Glowing Den From "luminosa" (glowing) and "tana" (den)
Flag of South Korea Korean 빛둑
bitduk
Light Anthill From「」(light) and「개밋둑」(anthill)
Flag of Brazil Portuguese Lampireiro Firefly Anthill From "pirilampo" (firefly) and "formigueiro" (anthill)
Flag of Spain Spanish (NoE) Lumiloma Glowing Hill From "luminosa" (glowing) and "loma" (hill)