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==Naming==
==Naming==
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The word "Jellyfloat" is a combination of "{{w|jellyfish}}" and "float", given their ability to float in midair. The creature is "Spotted" because of the yellow spots on its body, and is "Lesser" because it is the smallest of the two known Jellyfloats, the other being the [[Greater Spotted Jellyfloat]]. In Japan, it is called {{j|コマンマン|Ko Manman}}, where {{j|コ|Ko}} means "Young", but {{j|マンマン|Manman}} is unknown. Its scientific name is ''cephalus dottalium'', where ''cephalus'' is likely a nod to the real-world {{w|Cephalopod|Cephalopoda}} class of animals, or related to the word "head", while ''dottalium'' is similar to the English word "dotted", referring to the spots. Internally, this enemy is called <code>kurage</code>, which translates to jellyfish.
{{see more|Jellyfloat family}}
The creature is called "Lesser" because it is the smallest of the two known Jellyfloats, the other being the [[Greater Spotted Jellyfloat]]. In Japan, it is called {{j|コマンマン|Ko Manman}}, where {{j|コ|Ko}} means "Young", but {{j|マンマン|Manman}} is unknown. Its scientific name is ''Cephalus dottalium'', where ''dottalium'' is similar to the English word "dotted", referring to its spots. Internally, this enemy is called <code>kurage</code> ({{j|くらげ|kurage}}), which translates to jellyfish.


===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
{{foreignname
|Fra=Jellyflotte Transparent
|Jap  = コマンマン
|FraM=Transparent Jellyfloat
|JapR = Ko Manman
|JapM = Young Manman
|Fra = Jellyflotte Transparent
|FraM = Transparent Jellyfloat
}}
}}