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The '''mawdad family''' is a family of centipede-like creatures introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. It contains only one member, the [[Armored Mawdad]], which the family is named after. Members belong to the '' | The '''mawdad family''' is a family of centipede-like creatures introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. It contains only one member, the [[Armored Mawdad]], which the family is named after. Members belong to the ''tuberclipeum'' genus. | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
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[[File:Armored Mawdad Concept Art.png|left|200px]] | [[File:Armored Mawdad Concept Art.png|left|200px]] | ||
{{main|Armored Mawdad}} | {{main|Armored Mawdad}} | ||
Armored Mawdad is the first boss in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', and the boss of the [[Garden of Hope]]. It is a massive beast with a multitude of small gecko-like legs, a large head, yellow eyes, a bluish-green underbelly, a gaping mouth, and large curved mandibles. The boss crawls about and is able to climb up the sides of walls as a means of fleeing. Its shell is [[crystal]] and can be broken by [[Rock Pikmin]] to expose the soft skin underneath. | Armored Mawdad is the first boss in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', and the boss of the [[Garden of Hope]]. It is a massive beast with a multitude of small gecko-like legs, a large head, yellow eyes, a bluish-green underbelly, a gaping mouth, and large curved mandibles. The boss crawls about and is able to climb up the sides of walls as a means of fleeing. Its shell is [[crystal]] and can be broken by [[Rock Pikmin]] to expose the soft skin underneath. | ||
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== Naming == | == Naming == | ||
The family name ''mawdad'' contains ''maw'', a word used to describe the thick jaws of a predator, which members | The family name ''mawdad'' contains ''maw'', a word used to describe the thick jaws of a predator, which members posses. The ''dad'' part may be an indication of authority. | ||
The family genus, '' | The family genus, ''tuberclipeum'', includes the word "tuber". This is because {{w|potato}}es are a type of tuber, in reference to the Japanese name of the [[Armored Mawdad]], which contains the word "potato". | ||
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|JapR = Imo Gusoku Ka | |JapR = Imo Gusoku Ka | ||
|JapM = Potato armor family | |JapM = Potato armor family | ||
|Dut = | |Dut = | ||
|DutM = | |DutM = | ||
|Fra = armuridés | |Fra = armuridés | ||
|FraM = From ''armure'' (armor) | |FraM = From ''armure'' (armor) | ||
|Ger = | |Ger = | ||
|GerM = | |GerM = | ||
|Ita = | |Ita = | ||
|ItaM = | |ItaM = | ||
|Spa = Ciempiédulos | |Spa = Ciempiédulos | ||
|SpaM = Mawdads | |SpaM = Mawdads | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Crushblat family]] | *[[Crushblat family]] | ||
*[[Pinchipede family]] | *[[Pinchipede family]] | ||