Polyocular slug family

The Polyocular Slug family is a family of mud-dwelling creatures introduced in Pikmin 4. It contains only one member, the Bogswallow, which belongs to the Gastropoidulus genus.

Members

Bogswallow

Main article: Bogswallow.

Scientific name: Gastropoidulus oculii

Bogswallow are mud-dwelling enemies first discovered in the Primordial Thicket in Pikmin 4. They are a very dirty yellow and have accents of brown. Atop their head are six green eyes, and their mouth is red in coloration. Bogswallow eat Pikmin by inhaling them, often dragging them into the mud before they eat them.

Naming

The family's name, 'polyocular slug', contains the prefix 'poly-', meaning 'multiple', and the word 'ocular', meaning 'eyepiece' or 'connected with eyes or vision'. These words together mean 'multiple eyes', which is in relation to the six eyes that the Bogswallow has. The second word, 'slug', is likely a reference to the meerslug family.

The family's genus, Gastropoidulus, is a portmanteau of Gastropoidae, the genus for members of the meerslug family, and the suffix ulus, a suffix that is used to create genus names and indicates smaller size.

The Japanese name ムツメウナゴ科^? (lit.: "six-eyed eel family") similarly references that of the meerslug family through the use of the term ウナゴ^?, which is a portmanteau of the words ウナギ^? (lit.: "eel") and アナゴ^? (lit.: "conger"). Additionally, it references the Japanese name for the lamprey, ヤツメウナギ^? (lit.: "eight-eyed eel").

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ムツメウナゴ科? Mutsume Unago ka	Six-eyed eel family	ウナゴ? is derived from ウナギ? (lit.: "eel") and アナゴ? (lit.: "conger")
French	congrilles polyoculaires	polyocular conger eels	"congrilles" is a portmanteau of congre (conger) and anguille (eel), similarly to the French name for the meerslug family
German	Vieläugige Röhrenmäuler	Multieyed Pipemouthers
Korean	여섯눈장어 과 Yeoseosnunjang-Eo Gwa	Six-eyed eel family
Portuguese	Policulídeos	Polyoculidae

See also

• Lithopod family
• Meerslug family