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 ===Origin===
-Metapod appears to be based on a {{wp|butterfly}} {{wp|Pupa#Chrysalis|chrysalis}}, with its color and shape being similar to those of the {{wp|Papilio polyxenes|black swallowtail}}, {{wp|Battus philenor|pipevine swallowtail}}, and {{wp|Battus polydamas|polydamas swallowtail}}.
+Metapod appears to be based on a {{wp|butterfly}} {{wp|Pupa#Chrysalis|chrysalis}}, with its color and shape being similar to various {{wp|swallowtail}} butterfly chrysalises.
 ====Name origin====
-Metapod is a combination of ''{{wp|metamorphosis}}'' and ''pod'' (referring to its {{wp|Pupa|chrysalis}} state).
+Metapod may be a combination of ''{{wp|metamorphosis}}'' and ''{{tt|pod|a shell containing seeds}}''.
-Transel may be a combination of ''transform'' and ''{{wp|cell}}'' or ''shell''.
+Transel may be a combination of ''{{tt|transform|to change appearance}}'' and ''{{tt|cell|a small room}}'' or ''{{tt|shell|a hard outer covering}}''.
 ==In other languages==