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The '''mawdad family''' is a family of centipede-like creatures introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. | The '''mawdad family''' is a family of centipede-like creatures introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. The only member is the [[Armored Mawdad]], who the family is named after and belongs to the ''Tuberclipeum'' genus. | ||
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== Naming == | == Naming == | ||
The | The name ''Mawdad'' comes from ''maw'', a word used to describe the thick jaws of a predator, which the [[Armored Mawdad]] possess, and "crawdad", another name for {{w|crayfish}}. | ||
The family genus, ''Tuberclipeum'', includes the word "tuber". This is because {{w|potato}}es are a type of tuber, in reference to the Japanese name of the [[Armored Mawdad]], which contains the word "potato". The word ''clipeum'', meanwhile, is Latin for "shield", in reference to the Mawdad's crystal shell. | The family genus, ''Tuberclipeum'', includes the word "tuber". This is because {{w|potato}}es are a type of tuber, in reference to the Japanese name of the [[Armored Mawdad]], which contains the word "potato". The word ''clipeum'', meanwhile, is Latin for "shield", in reference to the Mawdad's crystal shell. | ||