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 ====Name origin====
-Carracosta is likely a portmanteau of the words ''carapace'' (a hard, protective covering, ie. a shell), and costa, meaning ''coast'' in Latin and Spanish, a reference to its habitat. "Carra" may also refer to the Carrara fossil formation, which contains numerous {{wp|trilobite}} fossils.
+Carracosta is likely a portmanteau of the words ''carapace'' (a hard, protective covering, ie. a shell), and costa, meaning ''coast'' in Latin, Spanish and Portuguese, a reference to its habitat. "Carra" may also refer to the Carrara fossil formation, which contains numerous {{wp|trilobite}} fossils.
 Abagoura is most likely from 暴れる ''abareru'', to trash/act violently and 甲羅 ''kōra'', shell.