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It is, obviously, based on a seahorse, though its ability to shoot ink resembles that of a squid. | It is, obviously, based on a seahorse, though its ability to shoot ink resembles that of a squid. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Horsea's name is based on ''{{wp|seahorse}}'' and the diminutive word ''{{wp|horse|horsie}}''. Its Japanese name is a misspelling of 竜 ''tatsu'', dragon, which is part of the common name of a seahorse in Japanese, 竜の落し子 ''tatsu-no-otoshigo'', lit. illegitimate child of a dragon. | Horsea's name is based on ''{{wp|seahorse}}'', with reversed syllables, and the diminutive word ''{{wp|horse|horsie}}''. Its Japanese name is a misspelling of 竜 ''tatsu'', dragon, which is part of the common name of a seahorse in Japanese, 竜の落し子 ''tatsu-no-otoshigo'', lit. illegitimate child of a dragon. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||