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The name "Jellyfloat" is a combination of [[wikipedia:Jellyfish|jellyfish]] and "float". It is "Spotted" because it has pink spots on its body, and is the larger of the two known Jellyfloats, the other being the [[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]. In Japan, its name is {{j|オオマンマン|Oomanman}}, or "Giant Manman"; "Manman" is unknown. Its scientific name is ''cephalus vortexia'', where ''cephalus'' can be assumed to be related to the real-world [[wikipedia:Cephalopod|Cephalopoda]] class of animals or the word head, and ''vortexia'' refers to how it sucks up Pikmin and leaders with a whirlwind. Internally, the beast is called <code>onikurage</code>, which translates to "older brother jellyfish". | The name "Jellyfloat" is a combination of [[wikipedia:Jellyfish|jellyfish]] and "float". It is "Spotted" because it has pink spots on its body, and is the larger of the two known Jellyfloats, the other being the [[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]. In Japan, its name is {{j|オオマンマン|Oomanman}}, or "Giant Manman"; "Manman" is unknown. Its scientific name is ''cephalus vortexia'', where ''cephalus'' can be assumed to be related to the real-world [[wikipedia:Cephalopod|Cephalopoda]] class of animals or the word head, and ''vortexia'' refers to how it sucks up Pikmin and leaders with a whirlwind. Internally, the beast is called <code>onikurage</code>, which translates to "older brother jellyfish". | ||