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The Breadbug's name mostly comes from it physically resembling a loaf of bread. The Japanese name further confirms this by naming it {{j|パンモドキ|Pan Modoki}}, which means "Pseudo Bread". In the scientific name, '' | The Breadbug's name mostly comes from it physically resembling a loaf of bread. The Japanese name further confirms this by naming it {{j|パンモドキ|Pan Modoki}}, which means "Pseudo Bread". In the scientific name, ''Pansarus gluttonae'', ''gluttonae'' comes from ''glutonis'' ("glutton"), referring to its scavenging and food-hoarding behavior. | ||
The internal name in ''Pikmin'', <code>collec</code>, is likely short for "collect" or "collector". In ''Pikmin 2'', it's just the same as the Japanese name, <code>panmodoki</code>. The nest the creature hides in has its own internal name. In ''Pikmin'', it is <code>hollec</code>, perhaps a pun between "hole" and the enemy's internal name, while in ''Pikmin 2'', it's a combination of {{j|パン|pan|bread|f=tp}} and "house" – <code>panhouse</code>. | The internal name in ''Pikmin'', <code>collec</code>, is likely short for "collect" or "collector". In ''Pikmin 2'', it's just the same as the Japanese name, <code>panmodoki</code>. The nest the creature hides in has its own internal name. In ''Pikmin'', it is <code>hollec</code>, perhaps a pun between "hole" and the enemy's internal name, while in ''Pikmin 2'', it's a combination of {{j|パン|pan|bread|f=tp}} and "house" – <code>panhouse</code>. | ||