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The word "iridescent" | The word "iridescent" means "showing different colours depending on the viewer's angle", referring to its shiny {{wp|elytron}}. {{w|Flint}} is a type of hard rock historically used in weapons and igniting fires by striking other rocks, but is similar to "glint", meaning "a bright reflection of light" - this was used in its relative's name, the Iridescent Glint Beetle. Its Japanese name is {{j|コガネモチ|Kogane Mochi}}. {{j|コガネ|kogane}} means "Small amount of money", likely referring to how it gives out worse prizes than its golden counterpart, and {{j|モチ|mochi}} means "holder". "Koganemushi" {{j|黄金虫|koganemushi}} also means scarab beetle, which its color is similar to. | ||
In its scientific name, ''Pilli envelopens'', ''Pilli'' is close to the Latin word ''pili'', which means "pikes". This word was possibly chosen because primitive pikes were made using flint stones. ''Envelopens'' is based on the English word "envelop", which means "to cover", possibly chosen due to the creature being mostly covered in a flint-hard shell. Its internal name in all of the games is <code>kogane</code>, the first word of its Japanese name. | In its scientific name, ''Pilli envelopens'', ''Pilli'' is close to the Latin word ''pili'', which means "pikes". This word was possibly chosen because primitive pikes were made using flint stones. ''Envelopens'' is based on the English word "envelop", which means "to cover", possibly chosen due to the creature being mostly covered in a flint-hard shell. Its internal name in all of the games is <code>kogane</code>, the first word of its Japanese name. | ||