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The '''mireclops family''' is a family of enormous creatures that resemble living chunks of earth introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. It contains only one member, the [[Quaggled Mireclops]], which the family is named after. Members belong to the ''trestripods'' genus.
The '''mireclops family''' is a family of enormous creatures that resemble living chunks of earth introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. It contains only one member, the [[Quaggled Mireclops]], which the family is named after and belongs to the ''Trestripods'' genus.


==Members==
==Members==
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Scientific name: ''Trestripods gigahenum''
The Quaggled Mireclops is a gargantuan beast that is discovered and fought in a previously blocked-off section of the [[Garden of Hope]] after [[Louie]] escapes from the [[Koppai]]te explorers that saved him. The creature has three legs, each ending in a soft hoof. On top of its body is what can be best described as its head, which resembles a [[fruit]], and on top of that are its three eyes. When first encountered, the Quaggled Mireclops is submerged in the mud making up the floor of the arena it is found in, disguised as a mass of land.
The Quaggled Mireclops is a gargantuan beast that is discovered and fought in a previously blocked-off section of the [[Garden of Hope]] after [[Louie]] escapes from the [[Koppai]]te explorers that saved him. The creature has three legs, each ending in a soft hoof. On top of its body is what can be best described as its head, which resembles a [[fruit]], and on top of that are its three eyes. When first encountered, the Quaggled Mireclops is submerged in the mud making up the floor of the arena it is found in, disguised as a mass of land.
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==Naming==
==Naming==
The family is named after its sole member, the Quaggled Mireclops. The name "Mireclops" is a portmanteau of the words "mire" and "cyclops", suiting respectively where the creature is found and how it looks.
The family is named after its sole member, the Quaggled Mireclops. The name "Mireclops" is a portmanteau of the words "mire" and "clip-clop", suiting respectively where the creature is found and its hooved legs.


Members belong to the ''Trestripods'' genus, as the Quaggled Mireclops has three legs and "tripod" means "three legged". In addition, "tres" is Spanish for "three".
The genus ''Trestripods'' is derived from ''tres'', Spanish for "three", and "tripods", which means "three-legged".


===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
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|Jap = モリチャガマ科
|Jap = モリチャガマ科
|JapR = Mori chagama ka
|JapR = Mori chagama ka
|JapM = Forest ''{{w|chagama|kama}}'' family
|JapM = Forest ''{{w|chagama}}'' family
|ChiTrad = 森茶釜科
|ChiTrad = 森茶釜科
|ChiTradR = Sēn cháfǔ kē
|ChiTradR = Sēn cháfǔ kē
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|FraM = From ''insulair'' (insular)
|FraM = From ''insulair'' (insular)
|Ger = Stampfer
|Ger = Stampfer
|GerM =
|GerM = Stompers
|Ita =
|Ita =
|ItaM =
|ItaM =
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|SpaM = From ''islote'' (islet)
|SpaM = From ''islote'' (islet)
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==See also==
*[[Candypop family]]
*[[Chrysanthemum family]]


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[[Category:Mireclops family| ]]
[[Category:Mireclops family| ]]

Latest revision as of 16:29, November 9, 2024

The mireclops family is a family of enormous creatures that resemble living chunks of earth introduced in Pikmin 3, although the family went unclassified until Pikmin 3 Deluxe. It contains only one member, the Quaggled Mireclops, which the family is named after and belongs to the Trestripods genus.

Members[edit]

Quaggled Mireclops[edit]

The Quaggled Mireclops.
Main article: Quaggled Mireclops.

Scientific name: Trestripods gigahenum

The Quaggled Mireclops is a gargantuan beast that is discovered and fought in a previously blocked-off section of the Garden of Hope after Louie escapes from the Koppaite explorers that saved him. The creature has three legs, each ending in a soft hoof. On top of its body is what can be best described as its head, which resembles a fruit, and on top of that are its three eyes. When first encountered, the Quaggled Mireclops is submerged in the mud making up the floor of the arena it is found in, disguised as a mass of land.

Naming[edit]

The family is named after its sole member, the Quaggled Mireclops. The name "Mireclops" is a portmanteau of the words "mire" and "clip-clop", suiting respectively where the creature is found and its hooved legs.

The genus Trestripods is derived from tres, Spanish for "three", and "tripods", which means "three-legged".

Names in other languages[edit]

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Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan Japanese モリチャガマ科?
Mori chagama ka
Forest chagama family
Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chinese
(traditional)
森茶釜科
Sēn cháfǔ kē
Flag of France French insulidés From insulair (insular)
Flag of Germany German Stampfer Stompers
Flag of South Korea Korean 숲솥단지 과
Sup sotdanji gwa
Flag of Spain Spanish Islótidos From islote (islet)

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