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The family name ''mawdad'' contains ''maw'', a word used to describe the thick jaws of a predator, which members possess. The ''dad'' part may be an indication of authority. | The family name ''mawdad'' contains ''maw'', a word used to describe the thick jaws of a predator, which members possess. The ''dad'' part may be an indication of authority. It may also be a reference to a "crawdad", another name for {{w|crayfish}}. | ||
The family genus, ''tuberclipeum'', includes the word "tuber". This is because {{w|potato}}es are a type of tuber, in reference to the Japanese name of the [[Armored Mawdad]], which contains the word "potato". The word ''clipeum'', meanwhile, is Latin for "shield", in reference to the Mawdad's crystal shell. | The family genus, ''tuberclipeum'', includes the word "tuber". This is because {{w|potato}}es are a type of tuber, in reference to the Japanese name of the [[Armored Mawdad]], which contains the word "potato". The word ''clipeum'', meanwhile, is Latin for "shield", in reference to the Mawdad's crystal shell. | ||