Iridescent Glint Beetle: Difference between revisions

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The creature's scientific name is ''Pilli auricus''. The word ''Pilli'' means the same as in the Iridescent Flint Beetle's name, while ''auricus'' is related to ''aurum'', the Latin word for gold. Internally, its name is <code>wealthy</code>, which is a translation of its Japanese name.
The creature's scientific name is ''Pilli auricus''. The word ''Pilli'' means the same as in the Iridescent Flint Beetle's name, while ''auricus'' is related to ''aurum'', the Latin word for gold. Internally, its name is <code>wealthy</code>, which is a translation of its Japanese name.
In an earlier version of the game's script, inside an [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused file]], it is revealed that the enemy used to be called "Giant Flint Beetle".{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Names|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} The reason for this is not known.


===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Though they bury under ground after a while, this does not happen in the Piklopedia; same with Iridescent Flint Beetle and the Doodlebug.
*Though they bury under ground after a while, this does not happen in the Piklopedia; same with Iridescent Flint Beetle and the Doodlebug.
==References==
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