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Added the Olimar's Shipwreck Tale abbreviation to the O section of the glossary, in the same line as Official Sound Track, similarly to the Dolphin emulator and S.S. Dolphin sharing a line.
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==B==
==B==
;Base
;Base
:The area around a [[ship (disambiguation)|ship]] where Pikmin are generally considered safe.
:The area around a [[ship (disambiguation)|ship]] and/or [[Onion]] where Pikmin are generally considered safe.


;Beta
;Beta
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==G==
==G==
;Game Over
;Game over
:When the adventure in the game ends in a failure. Normally, players are given the chance to try again from a previous point. In ''Pikmin'', this would be considered the [[Cutscene|bad ending]], which occurs if all 30 days are up and the 25 mandatory ship parts have not been collected, and in ''Pikmin 3'', a Game Over is when the explorers run out of food.
:When the adventure in the game ends in a failure. In {{p1}}, the [[Cutscene#Bad ending|bad ending]], which occurs if all 30 days are up and not enough ship parts have been collected, would be considered a game over. In {{p3}}, a game over occurs when the explorers run out of [[juice]], and the player is given the chance to try again from a previous day.


;Genus
;Genus
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==O==
==O==
;OB, OoB
:Short for [[out of bounds]].
;OST
;OST
:Acronym that stands for "Official Sound Track". This refers to the collection of [[music]] that plays in a game or other form of media.
:Acronym that stands for "Official Sound Track". This refers to the collection of [[music]] that plays in a game or other form of media. OST is also an abbreviation of [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]].


==P==
==P==
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;Species
;Species
:A basic taxonomic rank, given to one specific member of a [[#G|genus]]. In the ''Pikmin'' series, primarily ''Pikmin 2'', this is the second name in the "scientific names" given to enemies and plants, resembling {{w|binomial nomenclature}}. In three-name nomenclatures, the third name is a subspecies used for further classification; for example, a [[Red Bulborb]] is a subspecies (''russus'') of the species ''kageyamii''.
:A basic taxonomic rank, given to one specific member of a [[#G|genus]]. In the ''Pikmin'' series, primarily ''Pikmin 2'', this is the second name in the "scientific names" given to enemies and plants, resembling {{w|binomial nomenclature}}. In three-name nomenclatures, the third name is a subspecies used for further classification; for example, a [[Bulborb|Red Bulborb]] is a subspecies (''russus'') of the species ''kageyamii''.


;Spin-off, spinoff
;Spin-off, spinoff
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==Z==
==Z==
[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Community]]
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