Bubblimp family

The bubblimp family is a family of bubble-like creatures that were introduced in Hey! Pikmin. So far, this family is made of only one species, the Red Bubblimp. Members belong to the Pilaruber genus.

Members

Red Bubblimp

Main article: Red Bubblimp.

Scientific name: Pilaruber ephemerens

Red Bubblimps are inoffensive creatures that appear in Hey! Pikmin. They are made of a small red ball circled by a thin layer of water, with two yellow eyes. They only drip from the ceiling, and are harmless. Throwing a Pikmin on their body or simply just bumping into one is enough to kill it.

Naming

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The family name bubblimp is a combination of "bubble" and "blimp". The genus, Pilaruber, is the combination of pila and ruber, Latin for "ball" and "red" respectively. This gives it the literal translation of "red ball", akin to the Red Bubblimp's appearance.

Names in other languages

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Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シズク科? Shizuku Ka	Drop family
Dutch	Bruppels
French	bulasques	Portmanteau of bulle (bubble) and flasques (limp). It is also likely that it is referencing the second meaning for flasque (water bottle), as the Bubblimp lives inside of a water droplet,similarly to how water is held inside of a flask.
German	Augentropf	Eye drop
Italian	Spugnanti
Korean	물방울 과
Spanish	Burbúticos	From "burbuja" (bubble) and the suffix "-tico"

See also

• Goolix family
• Seedbag family
• Squishsquirt family