Female Sheargrub: Difference between revisions

==Naming==

The Female Sheargrub is the female counterpart to the [[Male Sheargrub]], which naturally explains the "Female" part of the name. The term "Sheargrub" is a combination of "shear", which means "to cut", and "grub". This is because Female Sheargrubs have scissor-like pincers (although they are only capable of destroying [[bridge]]s), and resemble [[wikipedia:Grub|grubs]]. When they chew, scissor-snapping sounds can be heard. The Japanese name is {{j|ウジンコ♀|Ujinko ♀}}, in which {{j|ウジ|uji}} means "maggot", and {{j|いん|inko}} means "parrot". The "maggot" part might reference their mouth, which looks like the beak of a parakeet. The Japanese name also contains the [[wikipedia:Venus symbol|Venus symbol]]. The creature's scientific name, ''himeagea mandibulosa'', has the unknown word ''himeagae'', while the word ''mandibulosa'' is Latin for "mandible".