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|common = Doodlebug. The word "doodle" means "to draw aimlessly". Its name could refer to the real life insect called the doodlebug, which is the larval stage of the {{w|antlion}}. This doodlebug gets its name by the erratic patterns it runs in when looking for a place to burrow, drawing "doodles" on the sand as it goes; the ''Pikmin'' creature likewise runs in erratic patterns until it finally burrows. In a similar vein to its Japanese common name, "Doodlebug" may be seen as a corruption of "Doo-doo-bug", | |common = Doodlebug. The word "doodle" means "to draw aimlessly". Its name could refer to the real life insect called the doodlebug, which is the larval stage of the {{w|antlion}}. This doodlebug gets its name by the erratic patterns it runs in when looking for a place to burrow, drawing "doodles" on the sand as it goes; the ''Pikmin'' creature likewise runs in erratic patterns until it finally burrows. In a similar vein to its Japanese common name, "Doodlebug" may be seen as a corruption of "Doo-doo-bug", "doo-doo" being an euphemism for feces. | ||
|jpcommon = {{j|オナラシ|Onara Shi}}. It may be a combination of {{j|おなら|onara|fart}} and either {{j| | |jpcommon = {{j|オナラシ|Onara Shi}}. It may be a combination of {{j|おなら|onara|fart|f=tp}} and either {{j|死|shi|death|f=tp}}, or {{j|する|suru}}, which means "do", but in this case means "emit". | ||
|jpname = {{j|ミドリヒメオナラシ|Midori Hime Onara Shi|Green Lesser Fart Death}}. | |jpname = {{j|ミドリヒメオナラシ|Midori Hime Onara Shi|Green Lesser Fart Death}}. | ||
|scientific = ''Pilli flatularum''. ''Flatularum'' comes from the Latin ''flatus'' and is related to the English "flatulence". | |scientific = ''Pilli flatularum''. ''Flatularum'' comes from the Latin ''flatus'' and is related to the English "flatulence". | ||