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The name "Honeywisp" is a combination of "honey", due to the sack of [[nectar]] it carries in the first game, and "{{w|wisp}}", a mythical entity that resembles a floating lamp's light; effectively, the Honeywisp faintly emits light and floats about. In Japan, the creature is called {{j|ピキマキ|Piki Maki}}, which translates to "Pikmin Fuel", with "[[Pikmin family#Naming|Piki]]" being a shortening of "Pikmin", and the "fuel" part referring to the fact that its nectar is a great source of nutrition for the Pikmin. | The name "Honeywisp" is a combination of "honey", due to the sack of [[nectar]] it carries in the first game, and "{{w|wisp}}", a mythical entity that resembles a floating lamp's light; effectively, the Honeywisp faintly emits light and floats about. In Japan, the creature is called {{j|ピキマキ|Piki Maki}}, which translates to "Pikmin Fuel", with "[[Pikmin family#Naming|Piki]]" being a shortening of "Pikmin", and the "fuel" part referring to the fact that its nectar is a great source of nutrition for the Pikmin. | ||
Its scientific name is '' | Its scientific name is ''Nektara fatuus'', with ''Nektara'' being close to the Latin ''nectaris'', or "related to nectar", and ''fatuus'' being the Latin word for "silly", perhaps due to its blissfully ignorant nature. Internally, it is called <code>qurione</code>, a romanization of "{{w|clione}}". A clione, or sea angel, is a creature with a transparent body, much like that of the Honeywisp. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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|Jap = ピキマキ | |Jap = ピキマキ | ||
|JapR = Piki maki | |JapR = Piki maki | ||
|JapM = Pikmin | |JapM = Pikmin Fuel | ||
|Fra = Mouchamiel | |Fra = Mouchamiel | ||
|FraM = From "''mouche à miel''" (literally "honey fly", but meaning "honey bee") | |FraM = From "''mouche à miel''" (literally "honey fly", but meaning "honey bee") | ||