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The creature's scientific name is ''Lepidoptera pluckieus'', where ''Lepidoptera'' (being used here as a genus), is the real world order of insects that include moths and butterflies, and ''pluckieus'' being similar to the English word "pluck", perhaps related to how the berries removed from the flower could be considered "plucked". Internally, it is called <code>imomushi</code>, or {{j|いもむし|imomushi}}, which means "caterpillar". | The creature's scientific name is ''Lepidoptera pluckieus'', where ''Lepidoptera'' (being used here as a genus), is the real world order of insects that include moths and butterflies, and ''pluckieus'' being similar to the English word "pluck", perhaps related to how the berries removed from the flower could be considered "plucked". Internally, it is called <code>imomushi</code>, or {{j|いもむし|imomushi}}, which means "caterpillar". | ||
In an [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused early version]] of the game's script, this enemy is called "Fuzzy Whiskerpillar".{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Names|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} | |||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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*[[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] | *[[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] | ||
*[[Spirit]] | *[[Spirit]] | ||
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