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Marill may be based on a combination of a {{wp|mouse}} and a {{wp|beach ball}} or possibly a {{wp|personal flotation device}} or {{wp|lifebuoy}}. Its body and ears also resemble a {{wp|Properties of water|water molecule}}. | Marill may be based on a combination of a {{wp|mouse}} and a {{wp|beach ball}} or possibly a {{wp|personal flotation device}} or {{wp|lifebuoy}}. Its body and ears also resemble a {{wp|Properties of water|water molecule}}. | ||
Additionally, Marill may be based on the {{wp|rakali}} ( | Additionally, Marill may be based on {{wp|water rat}}s, closely related species of {{wp|semiaquatic}} rodents of the superfamily {{wp|Muroidea}}, that includes the {{wp|European water vole}}, the {{wp|rakali}} from {{wp|Australia (continent|Australia)}}, the {{wp|Nectomys|South American water rats}} and the {{wp|Round-tailed muskrat|Florida water rat}}. | ||
Marill's name, {{Shiny}} color scheme, and tail might also indicate that it is based on {{wp|marimo}}, free-floating, spherical balls of algae that are also known as lake balls or moss balls. | Marill's name, {{Shiny}} color scheme, and tail might also indicate that it is based on {{wp|marimo}}, free-floating, spherical balls of algae that are also known as lake balls or moss balls. | ||