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The Meerslug is similar to the Lithopod family in how they shoot boulders.
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The '''meerslug family''' is a family of {{w|eel}}-like creatures introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. Members are known to dig through the ground (usually sand) and lure prey into traps. It is named after its only member, the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]. Members belong to the ''Gastropoidae'' genus. | The '''meerslug family''' is a family of {{w|eel}}-like [[Enemy|creatures]] introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. Members are known to dig through the ground (usually sand) and lure prey into traps. It is named after its only member, the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]. Members belong to the ''Gastropoidae'' genus. | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
The word "Meerslug" might come from "{{w| | The word "Meerslug" might come from "{{w|meerkat}}", an animal known to dig through dirt and sand, and "{{w|slug}}", which Meerslug members resemble. | ||
The "Gastropoidae" genus comes from the real-world class "{{w| | The "Gastropoidae" genus comes from the real-world class "{{w|gastropoda}}", which encompasses most slugs and snails. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Lithopod family]] | |||
*[[Mollusking family]] | *[[Mollusking family]] | ||
*[[Slooch family]] | *[[Slooch family]] | ||