The jellyper family is a family of species that appears in Hey! Pikmin only. So far, this family is made of one species, the Grabbit.
Members
Grabbit
- Main article: Grabbit.
Scientific name: Rhodoloimos salito
The Grabbit is a green creature, with big red eyes, two small wings and four legs. This creature spends its time jumping, but can kill Pikmin if it lands on one of them. Aside from that, this creature is inoffensive.
Naming
Jellyper has "lyper" in it, which sounds like leaper. This is because of members of the family's ability to leap very high. The name also has "jelly" in it, because gelatinous objects have bouncy properties. This is also because members constantly leap, or bounce forward.
The family genus Rhodoloimos is derived of rhodo, Greek for "rose" and referring to its pink eye. Loimos has no known meaning.
Names in other languages
|
To do: Add definitions for names in other languages. |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ハネムシ科? Hane mushi ka |
Jump bug family |
 Dutch |
Sprinkhazen | Locusts |
 French |
gélatides | Wordplay of gélatine (jelly) and the taxonomic suffix -ide |
 German |
Schrecke | |
 Italian |
Grillidi | |
 Korean |
뜀뛰기벌레 과 | |
 Spanish |
Saltinosos |
