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The '''snowswallow family''' is a family of {{w|moth}}-like creatures introduced in {{p4}}. It contains only one member, the [[Snowfake Fluttertail]] | The '''snowswallow family''' is a family of {{w|moth}}-like creatures introduced in {{p4}}. It contains only one member, the [[Snowfake Fluttertail]]. All members of this family belong to the ''Papilifictus'' genus. | ||
== Members == | == Members == | ||
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Scientific name: '' Papilifictus nivedae'' | Scientific name: '' Papilifictus nivedae'' | ||
The | The Snowflake Fluttertail is a [[boss]] found in the [[Frozen Inferno]] in {{p4}}. They resemble a yellow moth that has an ice coating that covers up most of its body. They also have a spiralled proboscis that they use to grab frozen Pikmin to eat. The Snowflake Fluttertail also has two blue antenna and four wings of the same color. They blow [[ice]] onto Pikmin to freeze them, then they use their proboscis to grab them. A fire starter must be used to melt the ice coating it has protecting itself before it can be damaged. | ||
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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 === | ||
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|Kor = 눈도롱이나방 과 | |Kor = 눈도롱이나방 과 | ||
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|Por = Pteronixídeos | |Por = Pteronixídeos | ||
|PorN = The name is a portmanteau of the prefix ''"ptero-"'' ({{w|Pterodactylus|ptero-}}), the Latin word ''"nix"'' (snow) and suffix "''-ídeos''" ({{w|Family_(biology)#Nomenclature|-idae}}), which is used for naming animal family names | |PorN = The name is a portmanteau of the prefix ''"ptero-"'' ({{w|Pterodactylus|ptero-}}), the Latin word ''"nix"'' (snow) and suffix "''-ídeos''" ({{w|Family_(biology)#Nomenclature|-idae}}), which is used for naming animal family names | ||