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== Naming ==
== Naming ==
The name shellusk may come from molusk, another type of underwater creature. It is unknown where "shell" comes from, as the creature doesn't seem to have a shell of any sort, rather has a soft, squishy form.
The name shellusk may come from "mollusk", another type of underwater creature. It is unknown where "shell" comes from, as the creature doesn't seem to have a shell of any sort, rather has a soft, squishy form.
Members use the ''Tripodidae'' genus. This is named after real-world {{w|tripods}}, a three-legged stand commonly used for filming and photography. This refers to members of the Shellusk family having three appendages.
Members use the ''Tripodidae'' genus. This is named after real-world {{w|tripods}}, a three-legged stand commonly used for filming and photography. This refers to members of the Shellusk family having three appendages.


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|FraM=Wordplay of ''coquille'' (shell) and ''molle'' (soft)
|FraM=Wordplay of ''coquille'' (shell) and ''molle'' (soft)
|Ger=Schlingstern
|Ger=Schlingstern
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|GerM=Swallow Star
|Ita=Polpidi
|Ita=Polpidi
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Latest revision as of 14:06, May 15, 2024

The shellusk family is a family of octopus-like creatures that appears in Hey! Pikmin only. So far, this family is made of one species, the Starnacle.

This family only consists of the Tripodidae genus.

MembersEdit

StarnacleEdit

Main article: Starnacle.

The Starnacle is an aquatic creature, made of three tentacles placed around a green eye. Its main purpose is blocking underwater passages. To get rid of it, Olimar just has to throw a Pikmin at its eye, making the Starnacle retract its tentacles. It only lasts for a short amount of time, before this creature regains its original position.

NamingEdit

The name shellusk may come from "mollusk", another type of underwater creature. It is unknown where "shell" comes from, as the creature doesn't seem to have a shell of any sort, rather has a soft, squishy form. Members use the Tripodidae genus. This is named after real-world tripods, a three-legged stand commonly used for filming and photography. This refers to members of the Shellusk family having three appendages.

Names in other languagesEdit

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Language Name Meaning
  Japanese タコヒトデ科?
Tako Hitode Ka
Octopus starfish family
  Dutch Schellusk
  French coquimolles Wordplay of coquille (shell) and molle (soft)
  German Schlingstern Swallow Star
  Italian Polpidi
  Korean 문어불가사리 과
  Spanish Moluscaparoides

See alsoEdit