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Pinotta family

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The pinotta family is a family that appears in Hey! Pikmin only. So far, this family is made of only one species, the Stuffed Bellbloom.

MembersEdit

Stuffed BellbloomEdit

Main article: Stuffed Bellbloom.

Scientific name: Legumos trypophobis

The Stuffed Bellbloom is an enemy that appears in Hey! Pikmin only once. It's a big yellow creature that stands on four legs. It doesn't have any facial features, but it has brown spots on its front. It will repeatedly jump forward, while making a jingling noise. As the player attacks it, it releases lots of Sparklium Seeds from its back. After it dies, it will drop the Fond-o-Sphere.

NamingEdit

The name "Pinotta" sounds very similar to "piñata", a decorated animal or object that spills out candy when broken. This could be referring to how members of the family are full of Sparklium Seeds, and spill out these seeds when struck.

The only described genus of this family, Legumos, is similar to the English word "legume", although how this relates to the Stuffed Bellbloom is unknown.

Names in other languagesEdit

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Language Name Meaning
  Japanese キノミムシ科?
Kinomi mushi ka
Nut bug family
  Dutch Buidelkevers
  French bouloïdes Wordplay of boule (ball) and the suffix -oïde (-oid)
  German Knödeltier Dumpling animal
  Italian Campanidi
  Korean 열매벌레 과
  Spanish (NoA) Campánulos

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