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The Cloaking Burrow-nit is called such because its hide resembles a {{w|cloak}}, and because it burrows under the ground; "nit" is a name given to {{w|head louse}}, a real-life insect. Its Japanese name is {{j|ハオリムシ|Haori Mushi}} which translates to "Cape Insect", once again alluring the cape-like hide on its back. | The Cloaking Burrow-nit is called such because its hide resembles a {{w|cloak}}, and because it burrows under the ground; "nit" is a name given to {{w|head louse}}, a real-life insect. Its Japanese name is {{j|ハオリムシ|Haori Mushi}} which translates to "Cape Insect", once again alluring the cape-like hide on its back. | ||
Its scientific name is '' | Its scientific name is ''Trilobitin reclusiva''. ''Trilobitin'' may have to do with its resemblance to the real world {{w|horseshoe crab}}, a relative of the prehistoric arthropods known as "{{w|trilobite}}s". The Cloaking Burrow-nit looks like a "backwards" horseshoe crab, with its proboscis in the spot of a horseshoe crab's tail, and fake eyes in the spot where the real eyes and face would be on a horseshoe crab. The "reclusiva" in its name could translate to "reclusive", given its solitary nature and tendency to burrow underground. | ||
Internally, it is called <code>armor</code>, given its strong hide. | Internally, it is called <code>armor</code>, given its strong hide. | ||
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===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
{{foreignname | {{foreignname | ||
|Fra=Cachecreuse | |Jap = ハオリムシ | ||
|FraM=Hide-Dig | |JapR = Haori Mushi | ||
|Ger=Getarnter Grabwicht | |JapM = Cape Insect | ||
|GerM= Disguised Burrow midget | |Fra = Cachecreuse | ||
|Ita=Dorifora Celata | |FraM = Hide-Dig | ||
|ItaM=Hidden Potato Beetle | |Ger = Getarnter Grabwicht | ||
|GerM = Disguised Burrow midget | |||
|Ita = Dorifora Celata | |||
|ItaM = Hidden Potato Beetle | |||
}} | }} | ||