The centifly family is a family of species that appears in Hey! Pikmin only. So far, this family is made of only one species, the Adult Centipare. Members belong to the Prunus genus.

Interestingly, this creature, which is the adult version of the Centipare, is classified in different family from its younger version. This is likely to be a mistake.

MembersEdit

Adult CentipareEdit

Main article: Adult Centipare.

Scientific name: Prunus serrulatapoda

Adult Centipares are creatures that appear in Hey! Pikmin only. They are long, thin and harmless creatures, which can be mounted by Olimar and Pikmin in order to travel long distances.

NamingEdit

The family's name is a combination of "centipede" and "fly", as it resembles a flying centipede.

Names in other languagesEdit

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Language Name Meaning
  Japanese ムカデトンボ科?
Mukade tonbo ka
Centipede dragonfly family
  Dutch Duizendjuffers Wordplay of Duizendpotigen (Thousandpots; Myriapoda) and juffers (damselfly)
  French scolonailles Portmanteau of the world Scolo, which stands for scolopendre (centipede), and -ailles (pejorative suffix), referencing the word canailles (rascal).
  German Tausendflügler Wordplay of Tausendfüßler (Myriapoda) and Flügel (wing)
  Italian Libellidi
  Korean 지네잠자리 과
  Spanish Centiélulas

TriviaEdit

  • The centifly and centipare families are considered the same in the Japanese, Dutch, German, Korean and Spanish versions.

See alsoEdit