Editing Meerslug family

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The '''meerslug family''' is a family of {{w|eel}}-like [[Enemy|creatures]] introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. Members are known to dig through the ground (usually sand) and lure prey into traps. It is named after its only member, the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]. Members belong to the ''Gastropoidae'' genus.

==Members==
===Sandbelching Meerslug===
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Scientific name added: ''Gastropoidae anguilii''

The Sandbelching Meerslug is a boss in {{p3}} and the third major boss encountered in [[Story Mode]]. It is a light brown amphibian-like creature resembling a lamprey, with very small eyes, thick purple lips and two rows of large sharp teeth. Further down its body, it gets wider and harbors spike-like protrusions. It is one of the largest ''Pikmin'' bosses to date.

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==Naming==
The word "Meerslug" might come from "{{w|meerkat}}", an animal known to dig through dirt and sand, and "{{w|slug}}", which Meerslug members resemble.

The "Gastropoidae" genus comes from the real-world class "{{w|Gastropoda}}", which encompasses slugs and snails. The scientific name is incorrectly formed, with ''"-oidea"'' and ''"-idae"'' both being common suffixes in taxonomy, but used for superfamily and family names respectively, rather than a genus. 

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = オオウナゴ科
|JapR = Oo unago ka
|JapM = Giant eel family
|JapN = {{j|ウナゴ|unago}} is derived from {{j|ウナギ|unagi|eel|f=tp}} and {{j|アナゴ|anago|conger|f=tp}}
|ChiTrad  = 大穴鰻科
|Fra  = congrilles géants
|FraM = giant conger eels
|FraN = "congrilles" is derived from ''congre'' (conger) and ''anguille'' (eel)
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|Kor  = 거대장어 과
|Spa  = Anguílidos
|SpaM = From ''anguila'' (eel)
|Ger  = Schneckaale
|GerM = Snail eels
}}

==See also==
*[[Lithopod family]]
*[[Polyocular slug family]]

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