Polyocular slug family

The polyocular slug family is a family of mud-dwelling creatures introduced in Pikmin 4. It contains only one member, the Bogswallow. All members of this family belong to the Gastropoidulus genus.

Members

Bogswallow

Main article: Bogswallow.

Bogswallow are mud-dwelling enemies first discovered in the Primordial Thicket in Pikmin 4. They are a very dirty yellow and have accents of brown. Atop their head are six green eyes, and their mouth is red in coloration. Bogswallow spit mud as a defensive mechanism but also to encapsulate prey so they can eat it.

Naming

The family's name, 'polyocular slug', contains the prefix 'poly-', meaning 'multiple', and the word 'ocular', meaning 'eyepiece' or 'connected with eyes or vision'. These words together mean 'multiple eyes', which is in relation to the six eyes that the Bogswallow has. The second word, 'slug', is likely a reference to the meerslug family.

The family's genus, Gastropoidulus, is a portmanteau of Gastropoidae, the genus for members of the meerslug family and the suffix ulus, a suffix that is used to create genus names and indicates smaller size.

Names in other languages

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Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
French	congrilles polyoculaires	polyocular conger eels	"congrilles" is a portmanteau of congre (conger) and anguille (eel), similarly to the French name for the meerslug family
German	Vieläugige Röhrenmäuler
Portuguese	Policulídeos	Polyoculidae

See also

• Lithopod family
• Meerslug family