Goolix: Difference between revisions

The name "Goolix" could've come from the word "goo", referencing its slimy liquid nature. The Japanese name, {{j|ミズモチ|Mizu Mochi}} translates to "water {{w|mochi}}". A mochi is a Japanese rice cake, and marumochi in particular is a round variety; the creature's shape while idling resembles a marumochi. In the scientific name, ''Binuclei siphonophorus'', ''Binuclei'' is Latin for "binuclear", and the "siphonophorus" refers to the real world "{{w|siphonophore}}s", a group of invertebrates with a gelatinous appearance. Hence, the scientific name means "Siphonophore of Two Nuclei". Internally, the creature's name is <code>slime</code>, further justifying the English name's origin of "goo".