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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
The creature is called an Antenna Beetle due to it "whistling" an area around it, perhaps using its antennae, or perhaps because it mimics the way a [[spacesuit]]'s antenna shakes when a [[leader]] is [[Whistle|whistling]]. In Japan, its name is {{j|カマドフマ|Kamadofuma}}, which is similar to {{j|カマドウマ|kamadouma}}, or a {{w|Rhaphidophoridae|cave cricket}}. Its scientific name is ''Mesmeri raiocontra'', and in it, ''mesmeri'' is similar to the English word "[[wiktionary:mesmerize|mesmerize]]", and ''raiocontra'' could be considered a combination of ''raio'' and ''contra''. ''Raio'', in this context, is Portuguese for "beam", and ''contra'' is Latin for "counter", maybe referring to how the whistle's "beam" is used to counter the Pikmin's aggressiveness. Internally, the creature is called <code>fuefuki</code>, which in Japanese is {{j|ふえふき|fuefuki|Flute Player|f=tp}}. | |||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== |