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===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
Blastoise's name is a combination of ''blast'', referring to its cannons, and ''[[wp:tortoise|tortoise]]''. The ''kame'' in ''Kamex'' comes from the Japanese word for tortoise/turtle, 亀. | Blastoise's name is a combination of ''blast'', referring to its cannons, and ''[[wp:tortoise|tortoise]]''. The ''kame'' in ''Kamex'' comes from the Japanese word for tortoise/turtle, 亀. | ||
Blastoise's name more likely comes from the word [[wp:Blastoid|Blastoid]], which are an extinct type of [[wp:echinoderm|echinoderm]] with fossils that look like small hickory nuts. | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
* [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Turtok | * [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Turtok | ||