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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
Like the [[Female Sheargrub]], this creature is called "Male" Sheargrub due to it being the male counterpart. The word "Sheargrub" is a combination of "shear", ("to cut"), and "grub". Sheargrubs look like grubs, and have scissor-like pincers, which they use to chomp down on [[bridges]]; when they do so, a sound similar to a pair of scissors being closed can be heard. Their Japanese name, {{j|ウジンコ♂|Ujinko ♂}}, can be translated to "Parrot Maggot ♂". The word "parrot" could be referencing its beak, which is similar to that of a parakeet. The name also has the | Like the [[Female Sheargrub]], this creature is called "Male" Sheargrub due to it being the male counterpart. The word "Sheargrub" is a combination of "shear", ("to cut"), and "grub". Sheargrubs look like grubs, and have scissor-like pincers, which they use to chomp down on [[bridges]]; when they do so, a sound similar to a pair of scissors being closed can be heard. Their Japanese name, {{j|ウジンコ♂|Ujinko ♂}}, can be translated to "Parrot Maggot ♂". The word "parrot" could be referencing its beak, which is similar to that of a parakeet. The name also has the {{w|Mars symbol}}, for identifying it as male. The Male Sheargrub's scientific name is ''himeagea mandibulosa'', which has the unknown word ''himeagea'', and the word ''mandibulosa'', which is Latin for "mandible". | ||
In ''Pikmin'', its internal name is <code>kabekuiB</code>, which is a combination of {{j|かべ|kabe|wall|f=tp}} and {{j|く|kui|to eat|f=tp}}. Male Sheargrubs are only known to eat [[bridge]]s, not [[wall]]s, which raises the question of the choice towards the name "wall eater"; it is possible that, [[Pikmin prerelease information|at one point in development]], Sheargrubs had a different purpose. The <code>B</code> in this name serves to disambiguate between the other members of the [[mandiblard family]], with the Female Sheargrub using the letter <code>A</code>, and the Shearwig using <code>C</code>. The internal name in ''Pikmin 2'' is simply <code>ujib</code>. <code>uji</code> is part of its Japanese name, and <code>b</code> is once again an identifier. Like ''Pikmin 2'', ''Pikmin 3'' calls it <code>ujinko_b</code>, where <code>b</code> is the identifier. | In ''Pikmin'', its internal name is <code>kabekuiB</code>, which is a combination of {{j|かべ|kabe|wall|f=tp}} and {{j|く|kui|to eat|f=tp}}. Male Sheargrubs are only known to eat [[bridge]]s, not [[wall]]s, which raises the question of the choice towards the name "wall eater"; it is possible that, [[Pikmin prerelease information|at one point in development]], Sheargrubs had a different purpose. The <code>B</code> in this name serves to disambiguate between the other members of the [[mandiblard family]], with the Female Sheargrub using the letter <code>A</code>, and the Shearwig using <code>C</code>. The internal name in ''Pikmin 2'' is simply <code>ujib</code>. <code>uji</code> is part of its Japanese name, and <code>b</code> is once again an identifier. Like ''Pikmin 2'', ''Pikmin 3'' calls it <code>ujinko_b</code>, where <code>b</code> is the identifier. | ||