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The '''Crablipps family''' is a family of arthropods introduced in {{p4}}. Its only member is the [[Grubchucker]]. It belongs to the genus ''Carabea''.
The '''Crablipps family''' is a family of arthropods introduced in {{p4}}. Its only member is the [[Grubchucker]], which belongs to the genus ''Carabea''.


== Members ==
== Members ==
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[[File:Grubchucker P4 icon.png|150px|left]]
[[File:Grubchucker P4 icon.png|150px|left]]
{{main|Grubchucker}}
{{main|Grubchucker}}
Scientific name: ''Carabea vescora''


The '''Grubchucker''' is an [[enemy]] in {{p4}}. It is a particularly tall enemy compared to most, with even [[Yellow Pikmin]] struggling to reach its height. It hunts Pikmin by seizing them with its claws and placing them into the fleshy mouth on top of its body, swallowing and killing them after a few seconds if not interrupted. It typically inhabits, and is encountered within, shallow [[water]]s and pools of [[mud]].
The '''Grubchucker''' is an [[enemy]] in {{p4}}. It is a particularly tall enemy compared to most, with even [[Yellow Pikmin]] struggling to reach its height. It hunts Pikmin by seizing them with its claws and placing them into the fleshy mouth on top of its body, swallowing and killing them after a few seconds if not interrupted. It typically inhabits, and is encountered within, shallow [[water]]s and pools of [[mud]].
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== Naming ==
== Naming ==
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"Crablipps" is a combination of "crab" and "lips", likely in reference to the large lips on the Grubchucker's mouth.
"Crablipps" is a combination of "crab" (a real world animal the Grubchucker resembles) and "lips", likely in reference to the large lips on the Grubchucker's mouth.


Members belong to the genus ''Carabea'', which translates in Latin as a type of crustacean.
Members belong to the genus ''Carabea'', which comes from the Latin word ''carabus'' meaning "crab" or "crayfish."


===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{Foreignname
{{Foreignname
|Jap  = ガマグチガニ科
|JapR = Gamaguchi gani ka
|JapM = Coin purse crab family
|Fra  = crustalippes
|Fra  = crustalippes
|FraM  = From "crustacé" (crustacean) and "lippe" (big lower lip)
|FraM = Crustalips
|PorB = Crustaembeídeos
|FraN = From "crustacé" (crustacean) and "lippe" (big lower lip)
|Ger = Krabbenlippler
|Por = Crustaembeídeos
|Kor = 두껍주둥이게 과
|KorR = Dukkeobjudung-Ige Gwa
|KorM = Thick-nosed family
|Spa = Morrustáceos
|SpaM = Lipstaceans
|SpaN = From "morro" ("mouth" or "lips") and "crustáceos" ("crustaceans")
|notes = y
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 12:05, October 15, 2024

The Crablipps family is a family of arthropods introduced in Pikmin 4. Its only member is the Grubchucker, which belongs to the genus Carabea.

Members[edit]

Grubchucker[edit]

Icon for the Grubchucker, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
Main article: Grubchucker.

Scientific name: Carabea vescora

The Grubchucker is an enemy in Pikmin 4. It is a particularly tall enemy compared to most, with even Yellow Pikmin struggling to reach its height. It hunts Pikmin by seizing them with its claws and placing them into the fleshy mouth on top of its body, swallowing and killing them after a few seconds if not interrupted. It typically inhabits, and is encountered within, shallow waters and pools of mud.

Naming[edit]

"Crablipps" is a combination of "crab" and "lips", likely in reference to the large lips on the Grubchucker's mouth.

Members belong to the genus Carabea, which comes from the Latin word carabus meaning "crab" or "crayfish."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese ガマグチガニ科?
Gamaguchi gani ka
Coin purse crab family
Flag of France French crustalippes Crustalips From "crustacé" (crustacean) and "lippe" (big lower lip)
Flag of Germany German Krabbenlippler
Flag of South Korea Korean 두껍주둥이게 과
Dukkeobjudung-Ige Gwa
Thick-nosed family
Flag of Brazil Portuguese Crustaembeídeos
Flag of Spain Spanish Morrustáceos Lipstaceans From "morro" ("mouth" or "lips") and "crustáceos" ("crustaceans")