Squishsquirt family
The squishsquirt family is a family of creatures introduced in Pikmin 4. It contains only one member, the Sunsquish, which belongs to the Ovgoonium genus.
Members[edit]
Sunsquish[edit]
- Main article: Sunsquish.
Scientific name: Ovgoonium soleus
The Sunsquish is a mollusk-like creature in Pikmin 4. It resembles a fried egg and can be found hiding inside nectar eggs. It moves around a small area until it finds prey, where it will then extend its entire body equally outwards to grab any unsuspecting Pikmin. Its yolk-like head is its only weak point.
Naming[edit]
The family's name, Squishsquirt, is made up of two words, 'squish' and 'squirt'. 'Squish' is another word for squash, which is in relation to how flexible the Sunsquish is, and how it extends its body out to grab prey. It could also be a reference to the name of the Sunsquish, the family's currently only member. 'Squirt' may be in reference to sea squirts, a type of primitive chordate which the Sunsquish's Piklopedia entry references.
The family's genus, Ovgoonium, can be split up into three parts: 'Ov', 'goo' and 'ium'. Ov may be a shortened version of the Latin word ovum, referencing Sunsquish looking like a fried egg and also hiding in other creatures' eggs. 'Goo' is in reference to the slimy appearance of the Sunsquish and how Pikmin stick to it. '-ium' is a suffix that mean 'denoting a biological structure', which could be referencing the Sunsquish looking like an egg and hiding in other creatures' eggs, as eggs are biological structures.
Names in other languages[edit]
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| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ホヤモチ科? Hoya mochi ka |
Sea squirt mochi family | |
 French |
flanidés | Flanidae | Derived from "flan" |
 German |
Puddingplopsis | From "pudding" and "plops" | |
 Korean |
말랑멍게 과 Mallangmeong-Ge Gwa |
Soft sea squirt family | |
 Portuguese |
Molusflanídeos | Mollusflanidae | From "molusco" (mollusk) and "flan" |
 Spanish |
Gomicuajos | Gumpoles | Portmanteau of goma (gum) and renacuajo (tadpole) |
