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Retroreflecting the meanings of the later German and French names onto the earlier English name feels disingenuous; edit history also suggests that "dunce" as a potential name origin was originally added out of conjecture and then only sporadically maintained out of tradition.
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Dunsparce may be a combination of ''dun'' (subadult mayfly; or dark/gloomy, referring to its preferred habitat) | Dunsparce may be a combination of ''dun'' (subadult mayfly; or dark/gloomy, referring to its preferred habitat), and ''sparse''. | ||
Nokocchi may be derived from an {{wp|anagram}} of ツチノコ, the katakana spelling of 槌の子 ''tsuchinoko'' (a fabled snake-like creature). | Nokocchi may be derived from an {{wp|anagram}} of ツチノコ, the katakana spelling of 槌の子 ''tsuchinoko'' (a fabled snake-like creature). | ||