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The '''Splurchin family''' is a family of urchan-like enemies in {{hp}}. The only known member in the family is the Large Splurchin, which is where the family name originates from.


The '''Splurchin family''' is a family in ''[[Hey! Pikmin]]''. The only known member in the family is the Large Splurchin, which is where the family name originates from.
All known members of this family are in the ''Spicasfaira'' genus.
 
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== Members ==
== Members ==
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[[File:LargeSplurchin.png|150px|left]]
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{{main|Large Splurchin}}
{{main|Large Splurchin}}
The '''Large Splurchin''' is an enemy in ''[[Hey! Pikmin]]''. It is one of the few creatures in the entire series that is completely invincible and acts more like an obstacle.
The '''Large Splurchin''' is an enemy in {{hp}}. It is one of the few creatures in the entire series that is completely invincible and acts more like an obstacle, blindly moving in a single direction and being covered in deadly spikes.


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== Naming ==
== Naming ==
{{game help|hp|Describe the family's names. ([[Pikipedia:General content guidelines#Naming section|Guidelines]])}}
The name "Splurchin" is a play on {{w|urchin}}, the real-world creature the enemy is likely based after.
 
The name of the ''Spicasfaira'' genus comes from ''spica'', Latin for spike, and ''sfaira'', Greek for sphere.


=== Names in other languages ===
=== Names in other languages ===
{{Todo|Add definitions for names in other languages.}}
{{Todo|Add definitions for names in other languages.}}
{{foreignname
{{foreignname
|Jap=
|Jap=ゴロンガゼ
|JapR=
|JapR=Goron gaze ka
|JapM=
|JapM=Rolling {{w|Diadema setosum}} family
|Dut=Zeekastanjes
|Dut=Zeekastanjes
|DutM=
|DutM=Sea chestnuts
|Fra=groursin
|Fra=groursin
|FraM=Contraction of ''gros oursin'' (big urchin)
|FraM=Contraction of ''gros oursin'' (big urchin)
|Ger=Seericius
|Ger=Seericius
|GerM=
|GerM= Sea hedgehog
|GerN= Sea Hedgehog is the literal translation of the word Seeigel (Sea urchin). Ricius is the Germanized form of the Italian word riccio, which either means Hedgehog or Shell in the case of chestnuts.
|Ita=Ricciospini
|Ita=Ricciospini
|ItaM=
|ItaM=
|Kor=둥글성게 과
|Spa=Erízulos
|Spa=Erízulos
|SpaM=
|SpaM=
|notes = y
}}
}}


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