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Arcanine is a combination of ''arcane'' (mysterious or secret) and ''{{wp|canine}}''. | Arcanine is a combination of ''arcane'' (mysterious or secret) and ''{{wp|canine}}''. Its name also ends with the beginning of its (peculated) counterpart, Ninetales. | ||
Windie may refer to ''wind'' or ''windy'', reflecting its defining nature of being fast like the wind, further emphasized by {{m|ExtremeSpeed}} being its [[signature move]] in [[Generation II]]. | Windie may refer to ''wind'' or ''windy'', reflecting its defining nature of being fast like the wind, further emphasized by {{m|ExtremeSpeed}} being its [[signature move]] in [[Generation II]]. | ||