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|common = Mitite. It is a play on the {{w|mite}}, a small parasitic arachnid in the real world (although the enemy has six legs instead of the mite's eight). | |common = Mitite. It is a play on the {{w|mite}}, a small parasitic arachnid in the real world (although the enemy has six legs instead of the mite's eight). | ||
|jpcommon = {{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi|Egg Insect}}. | |jpcommon = {{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi|Egg Insect}}. | ||
|jpname = {{j| | |jpname = {{j|タママユダマシ|Tamamayu Damashi|Cocoon Deceiver}}. | ||
|scientific = ''Mitivius infiltratus''. ''Mitivius'' seems made up (but similar to "Mitite"), and ''infiltratus'' is close to the English word "infiltrate". It fits, as the creature infiltrates eggs to lay its own. | |scientific = ''Mitivius infiltratus''. ''Mitivius'' seems made up (but similar to "Mitite"), and ''infiltratus'' is close to the English word "infiltrate". It fits, as the creature infiltrates eggs to lay its own. | ||
|internal = Internally, this insect is called <code>tamagomushi</code>, the same as its Japanese name. | |internal = Internally, this insect is called <code>tamagomushi</code>, the same as its Japanese name. | ||
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|Por = Pagurácaro | |Por = Pagurácaro | ||
|PorM = Hermicrabite | |PorM = Hermicrabite | ||
|PorN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"paguro"'' ( | |PorN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"paguro"'' (hermit crab) and ''"ácaro"'' (mite) | ||
|notes = y | |notes = y | ||
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