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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 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, ''tuberclipeum'', comes from "tubercle" (Latin for lump), which is used to describe things like the spikes on a cactus. This refers to the thick shells members of the Mawdad family have.
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".


===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===

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The mawdad family is a family of centipede-like creatures introduced in Pikmin 3, although the family went unclassified until Pikmin 3 Deluxe. It contains only one member, the Armored Mawdad, which the family is named after. Members belong to the tuberclipeum genus.

Members

Armored Mawdad

Artwork of the Armored Mawdad.
Main article: 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.

Naming

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, tuberclipeum, includes the word "tuber". This is because potatoes are a type of tuber, in reference to the Japanese name of the Armored Mawdad, which contains the word "potato".

Names in other languages

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Language Name Meaning

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