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The name "Segmented" comes from the fact that its outer shell is made up of several segments that allow it to bend its body. "Crawbster" is a combination of "{{w|Crayfish|crawfish}}" and "{{w|lobster}}". In Japan, it is called {{j|ゴロムシ|Goro Mushi}}, where {{j|ゴロ|goro}} is "ground ball" or "grounder", which is a baseball term given to a ball that rolls along the ground, and {{j|ムシ|mushi}} is "bug" or "insect". This name refers its ability to roll along the ground. | The name "Segmented" comes from the fact that its outer shell is made up of several segments that allow it to bend its body. "Crawbster" is a combination of "{{w|Crayfish|crawfish}}" and "{{w|lobster}}". In Japan, it is called {{j|ゴロムシ|Goro Mushi}}, where {{j|ゴロ|goro}} is "ground ball" or "grounder", which is a baseball term given to a ball that rolls along the ground, and {{j|ムシ|mushi}} is "bug" or "insect". This name refers its ability to roll along the ground. | ||
Its scientific name is '' | Its scientific name is ''Parastacoidea reptantia''. In it, ''Parastacoidea'' is the same word as a real world superfamily that includes species of freshwater crayfish, and ''reptantia'' is similar to the Latin ''reptare'', which means "to crawl slowly", perhaps referencing how it non-rolling method of movement is to crawl quite slowly. Internally, this boss is called <code>dangomushi</code>, which in Japanese is {{j|だんごむし|dangomushi|pillbug|f=tp}}. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
{{foreignname | {{foreignname | ||
|Jap=ゴロムシ | |Jap = ゴロムシ | ||
|JapR=Goro Mushi | |JapR = Goro Mushi | ||
|JapM=Grounder Bug | |JapM = Grounder Bug | ||
|Fra=Rampaille Segmenté | |Fra = Rampaille Segmenté | ||
|FraM= From ''ramper'' (to creep); ''segmenté'' means "segmented". | |FraM = From ''ramper'' (to creep); ''segmenté'' means "segmented". | ||
|Ita=Granchietto Segmentato | |Ita = Granchietto Segmentato | ||
|ItaM= Little Segmented Crab | |ItaM = Little Segmented Crab | ||
}} | }} | ||