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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Hoothoot seems to be based on a {{wp|horned owl}}, particularly the {{wp|Eurasian eagle-owl}} due to its red eyes, combined with a {{wp|clock}}. | Hoothoot seems to be based on a young {{wp|horned owl}}, particularly the {{wp|Eurasian eagle-owl}} due to its red eyes, combined with a {{wp|clock}}. Its round body is the shape of a clock face, the two prongs of its crest resemble clock hands, the markings around its eyes resemble {{wp|gears}}, and it has the ability to keep track of time. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Hoothoot may be derived from ''hoot'' (the sound an owl makes.) It may also involve ''cuckoo'', as in a {{wp| | Hoothoot may be derived from ''hoot'' (the sound an owl makes.) It may also involve ''cuckoo'', as in a {{wp|cuckoo clock}}. | ||
Hoho may be derived from ホー ''hō'' (the sound an owl makes.) | Hoho may be derived from ホー ''hō'' (the sound an owl makes.) |
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