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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
"Wollywog" is a play on the word " | "Wollywog" is a play on the word "{{w|pollywog}}", which means tadpole. In the European [[Region|version]] of ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'' and ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'' they are known as "Wollyhops", seeing as the term "wog" is considered offensive in the United Kingdom. A similar change accompanied the names of the [[Wogpole]] and the [[Yellow Wollywog]]. Nevertheless, ''New Play Control! Pikmin''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[enemy reel]] leaves the enemy's original name, "Wollywog". | ||
The creature's Japanese name is {{j|マロガエル|Maro Gaeru}}, which could translate to "Chestnut Frog". {{j|マロ|maro}} means chestnut, which is apt, given the creature's appearance, but the word {{j|ガエル|gaeru}} is similar to the word {{j|カエル|kaeru}}, which means frog. Its scientific name is ''amphicaris albino''. ''Amphicaris'' is very similar to | The creature's Japanese name is {{j|マロガエル|Maro Gaeru}}, which could translate to "Chestnut Frog". {{j|マロ|maro}} means chestnut, which is apt, given the creature's appearance, but the word {{j|ガエル|gaeru}} is similar to the word {{j|カエル|kaeru}}, which means frog. Its scientific name is ''amphicaris albino''. ''Amphicaris'' is very similar to {{w|amphibian}}, the real world class that frogs belong to, and ''albino'' refers to the creature's pale skin and red eyes. In ''Pikmin'', it is internally known as <code>frow</code>, which is <code>frog</code> (the [[Yellow Wollywog]]'s internal name) but with <code>w</code>, likely short for "white", standing in for the last letter. In ''Pikmin 2'', the internal name is <code>marofrog</code>; "maro" is a part of its Japanese name. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||