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== Naming == | == Naming == | ||
The name of the floaterbie family closely resembles that of the [[Flitterbie family|flitterbie]] and [[Flutterbie family|flutterbie]] families, but with the first syllable replaced with "float" to reflect the way the Electric Spectralid floats in the air with its wings. | The name of the floaterbie family closely resembles that of the [[Flitterbie family|flitterbie]] and [[Flutterbie family|flutterbie]] families, but with the first syllable replaced with "float" to reflect the way the Electric Spectralid floats in the air with its wings. | ||
Members have the ''fenestari'' genus, referring to the Latin word "fenestra", meaning "window". This is genus shared by other Spectralids. This is a [[mistake]], as members of the same genus cannot be in separate families in real-world taxonomy. | |||
=== Names in other languages === | === Names in other languages === | ||