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====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Karrablast is most likely a combination of Greek κέρατο ''kérato'', "horn", and ''plastron'', the underside of a shelled creature (what one would likely call its "belly"). It may also be a corruption of the word ''Carabidae'', the family of {{wikipedia|ground beetle}}s. | Karrablast is most likely a combination of Greek κέρατο ''kérato'', "horn", and ''plastron'', the underside of a shelled creature (what one would likely call its "belly"). It may also be a corruption of the word ''Carabidae'', the family of {{wikipedia|ground beetle}}s. | ||
It's Japanese name comes from "kaburitsuku" which means to to bite into or stick to, refering its species name. | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||