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The name of the floaterbie family closely resembles that of the [[Flitterbie family|flitterbie]] and [[Flutterbie family|flutterbie]] families, but with the first syllable replaced with "float" to reflect the way the Electric Spectralid floats in the air with its wings.
The name of the floaterbie family closely resembles that of the [[Flitterbie family|flitterbie]] and [[Flutterbie family|flutterbie]] families, but with the first syllable replaced with "float" to reflect the way the Electric Spectralid floats in the air with its wings.


Members have the ''fenestari'' genus, referring to the Latin word "fenestra", meaning "window". This is genus shared by other Spectralids. This is a [[mistake]], as members of the same genus cannot be in separate families in real-world taxonomy.
Members have the ''Fenestari'' genus, referring to the Latin word "fenestra", meaning "window". This is genus shared by other Spectralids. This is a [[mistake]], as members of the same genus cannot be in separate families in real-world taxonomy.


=== Names in other languages ===
=== Names in other languages ===
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|FraN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"papillon"'' (butterfly) the suffix ''"-ptère"'' (-ptera)<br> It is also the same name as the [[Flutterbie family]]
|FraN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"papillon"'' (butterfly) the suffix ''"-ptère"'' (-ptera)<br> It is also the same name as the [[Flutterbie family]]
|Ger  = Schweberich
|Ger  = Schweberich
|GerM =  
|GerM = Floater
|GerN = It is the same name as the [[Flutterbie family]]
|GerN = "''schweben''" means to float while "''-rich''" is a suffix which may imply it to be male.<br />It is the same name as the [[Flutterbie family]]
|Ita  = Voltalidi
|Ita  = Voltalidi
|ItaM =  
|ItaM =  
|ItaN = It is the same name as the [[Flutterbie family]]
|ItaN = It is the same name as the [[Flutterbie family]]
|Kor  = 집바지락 과
|Kor  = 집바지락 과
|KorR =  
|KorR = Jibbajilag Gwa
|KorM =  
|KorM = House clam family
|KorN = It is not the same name as the [[Floaterbie family]], the Korean name for it is 집바지락나비 과
|KorN = It is not the same name as the [[Flutterbie family]], the Korean name for it is 집바지락나비 과
|Spa  = Flotáridos
|Spa  = Flotáridos
|SpaM = Floatidae
|SpaM = Floatidae