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Prototype name trivia.
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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
The name "Mitite" is a play on the {{w|mite}}, a small parasitic insect in the real world (although the enemy has five legs instead of the mite's eight). In Japan, it is called {{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi}}, which merely translates to "Egg Insect". Its scientific name is ''Mitivius infiltratus'', in which ''mitivius'' seems made up (but similar to "Mitite"), and ''infiltratus'' is close to the English word "infiltrate". It fits, as the creature infiltrates eggs to lay its own. Internally, this insect is called <code>tamagomushi</code>, the same as its Japanese name. | The name "Mitite" is a play on the {{w|mite}}, a small parasitic insect in the real world (although the enemy has five legs instead of the mite's eight). In Japan, it is called {{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi}}, which merely translates to "Egg Insect". Its scientific name is ''Mitivius infiltratus'', in which ''mitivius'' seems made up (but similar to "Mitite"), and ''infiltratus'' is close to the English word "infiltrate". It fits, as the creature infiltrates eggs to lay its own. Internally, this insect is called <code>tamagomushi</code>, the same as its Japanese name. | ||
In an [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused file]] with the game's early English script, this enemy is called "Egg Grub".{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Names|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} | |||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Ujadani]] | *[[Ujadani]] | ||
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{{Harmless enemies}} | {{Harmless enemies}} | ||