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Nidorino appears to be based on a {{wp|rabbit}} or {{wp|mouse}}. | Nidorino appears to be based on a {{wp|rabbit}} or {{wp|mouse}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Nidorino's name may be based on the word ''needle'' and {{wp|rhinoceros}}. It may also be based on ''{{wp|cnidocyte}}'', a type of venomous cell responsible for the stings delivered by stinging animals, most notably, by jellyfish. Alternatively, it may be based on 二 ''ni'', two, or 二度 ''nido'', two times/two degrees, referring to there being two distinct evolutionary lines using the name with similar names and traits. The ''rino'' in its name most likely alludes to its male gender- in many languages, such as [[wp:Spanish language|Spanish]], names and words ending in ''o'' are | Nidorino's name may be based on the word ''needle'' and {{wp|rhinoceros}}. It may also be based on ''{{wp|cnidocyte}}'', a type of venomous cell responsible for the stings delivered by stinging animals, most notably, by jellyfish. Alternatively, it may be based on 二 ''ni'', two, or 二度 ''nido'', two times/two degrees, referring to there being two distinct evolutionary lines using the name with similar names and traits. The ''rino'' in its name most likely alludes to its male gender - in many languages, such as [[wp:Spanish language|Spanish]], names and words ending in ''o'' are an indication for the male gender. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||