Cottonade family
The cottonade family is a family of species introduced in Hey! Pikmin. So far, this family is made of only one species, the Electric Cottonade, belonging to the Lanugo genus.
Members[edit]
Electric Cottonade[edit]
- Main article: Electric Cottonade.
Scientific name: Lanugo electropaleae
The Electric Cottonade is a creature that appear in Hey! Pikmin only. It's a big creature that looks like a ball of cotton, with a huge striped trunk and two blue eyes. It is the boss of the fourth sector, the Ravaged Rustworks. It is a very harmful creature, that uses electricity to stun its prey, before sucking it with its trunk.
Naming[edit]
The family's name comes from the word cottonade, which the Electric Cottonade has the appearance of being covered with.
The genus, Lanugo, means down in Latin, referring to the member's cotton-like covering.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ワタボウシ科? Wata boushi ka |
Cotton spore family | |
 Dutch |
Elektropluizigen | Electrofluff | |
 French |
cotonnades | Play on the word coton (cotton) and cottonade, which is a heavy coarse fabric usually made out of cotton, used for clothing. It is referencing its cottonous shearing. | |
 German |
Flaum | Fluff | |
 Italian |
Cottonelli | Cottonlings | From "cotone" (cotton) and diminutive suffix "-ello" |
 Korean |
솜털벌레 과 Somteol-Beolle Gwa |
Cotton bug family | |
 Spanish |
Algodónidos | Cottonidae | From "algodon" (cotton) and the suffix "-ido" (-idae), which is used for naming animal family names |
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