Splurchin family

The Splurchin family is a family of urchan-like enemies 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.

Members

Large Splurchin

Main article: 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, blindly moving in a single direction and being covered in deadly spikes.

Naming

The name "Splurchin" is a play on 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

To do: Add definitions for names in other languages. Care to do so?

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゴロンガゼ? Goron gaze ka	Rolling Diadema setosum family
Dutch	Zeekastanjes	Sea chestnuts
French	groursin	Contraction of gros oursin (big urchin)
German	Seericius	Sea hedgehog	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.
Italian	Ricciospini
Korean	둥글성게 과
Spanish	Erízulos

See also

• Shellusk family