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(→‎Names in other languages: Expanded the Spanish meaning. Maybe the "-árido" part have some meaning, but I couldn't find anything. "Árido" is an actual Spanish word, but it means "arid", and this creature is found in non-arid places, so it couldn't be that.)
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== Naming ==
== Naming ==
{{see more|Shellusk family#Naming}}
{{see more|Shellusk family#Naming}}
The name Starnacle is derived from "star" and "tentacle", although it can also be a combination of "star" and "barnacle". Its Japanese name, {{j|タコヒトデ|Tako Hitode}}, simply translates to "Octopus starfish", referring to two aquatic creatures with long arms.
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|common    = The name Starnacle is derived from "star" and "tentacle", although it can also be a combination of "star" and "barnacle".
''Tripodidae asterias'' is its scientific name. ''Asterias'' is a {{w|Asterias|real-world genus}} for the Asteriidae family of sea stars. Although, here it is used as the species name rather than the genus. This could be a [[mistake]], as similar cases in ''Hey! Pikmin''{{'s}} logs indicate.
|jpcommon  = {{j|タコヒトデ|Tako Hitode}}. it simply translates to "octopus starfish", referring to two aquatic creatures with long arms.
 
|jpname    = {{j|テヅルタコヒトデ|Tezuru Tako Hitode|{{w|Basket star|Basket Star}} Octopus Starfish}}.
Its internal name is <code>takohitode</code>, the Japanese word for "Octopus", {{j|タコ人で|Octopus}}. The generator name is <code>enemy_tri_arms</code>, once again referencing its three appendages.
|scientific = ''Tripodidae asterias''. ''Asterias'' is a {{w|Asterias|real-world genus}} for the Asteriidae family of sea stars,, although here it is used as the species name rather than the genus. This could be a [[mistake]], as similar cases in ''Hey! Pikmin''{{'s}} logs indicate.
|internal  = Its internal name is <code>takohitode</code> is the same as its Japanese nickname. The generator name is <code>enemy_tri_arms</code>, once again referencing its three appendages.
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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{needs translation|Japanese|Spanish|Dutch}}
{{needs translation|Japanese|Spanish|Dutch}}
{{foreignname
{{foreignname
|Jap=
|Jap=タコヒトデ
|JapR=
|JapR=Tako Hitode
|JapM=
|JapM=Octopus Starfish
|Dut=Octopok
|Dut=Octopok
|DutM=
|DutM=