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The word "iridescent" in the Iridescent Flint Beetle's name means "shiny", referring to its shiny carapace. {{w|Flint}} is a type of rock, and this beetle was named after it. Its Japanese name is {{j|コガネモチ|Kogane Mochi}}. {{j|コガネ|kogane}} means "golden", likely referring to how it sparkles, and {{j|モチ|mochi}} is a {{w|Mochi|Japanese rice cake}}. A marumochi is a round variant of the rice cake, which looks similar to the shape of the Iridescent Flint Beetle in the first two games. So, this creature's Japanese name is "Golden Rice Cake". | The word "iridescent" in the Iridescent Flint Beetle's name means "shiny", referring to its shiny carapace. {{w|Flint}} is a type of rock, and this beetle was named after it. Its Japanese name is {{j|コガネモチ|Kogane Mochi}}. {{j|コガネ|kogane}} means "golden", likely referring to how it sparkles, and {{j|モチ|mochi}} is a {{w|Mochi|Japanese rice cake}}. A marumochi is a round variant of the rice cake, which looks similar to the shape of the Iridescent Flint Beetle in the first two games. So, this creature's Japanese name is "Golden Rice Cake". | ||
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 the all games | 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 the all games is <code>kogane</code>, the first word of its Japanese name. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||