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== Naming == | == Naming == | ||
The family's name, snowswallow, is made up of two words, ''snow'' and ''swallow''. ''Snow'' | The family's name, snowswallow, is made up of two words, ''snow'' and ''swallow''. ''Snow'' is in relation to the fact that the Snowfake Fluttertail uses ice to both protect itself and freeze prey. ''Swallow'' could be in relation to the fact that the enemy swallows Pikmin, but could also be a reference to the real {{w|swallowtail butterfly}} as Olimar mentions their similar appearance in his notes. | ||
The family genus, ''Papilifictus'', is derived from {{w|Papilio|''Papilio''}} | The family genus, ''Papilifictus'', is derived from ''Papilio'' and ''fictus''. {{w|Papilio|''Papilio''}} is a real genus of swallowtail butterflies, and ''fictus'' is Latin for "fake". This is in reference to the fact that the Snowfake Fluttertail is said to "mimic a type of swallowtail butterfly" and is actually more closely related to moths. | ||
=== Names in other languages === | === Names in other languages === |