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Oshawott possibly derives from ''ocean'', ''shell'', ''water'' and ''otter;'' it may possibly be a corruption of "''ocean water''". The ''osha'' part could be a corruption of ''O-shaped'', given that its Japanese name contains ''maru'', meaning round. It could also make reference to {{wp|George Ohsawa}}, a famed dietitian born into a poor samurai family during the {{wp|Meiji Restoration}} of Japan. Its Japanese name may be derived from 水 ''mizu'', water or 未熟 ''mijuku'', naive or immature, and 丸 ''maru'', round. ''-maru'' is also a common suffix in male Japanese names. The syllable ''mi'' | Oshawott possibly derives from ''ocean'', ''shell'', ''water'' and ''otter;'' it may possibly be a corruption of "''ocean water''". The ''osha'' part could be a corruption of ''O-shaped'', given that its Japanese name contains ''maru'', meaning round. It could also make reference to {{wp|George Ohsawa}}, a famed dietitian born into a poor samurai family during the {{wp|Meiji Restoration}} of Japan. Its Japanese name may be derived from 水 ''mizu'', water or 未熟 ''mijuku'', naive or immature, and 丸 ''maru'', round. ''-maru'' is also a common suffix in male Japanese names. The syllable ''mi'' in its name, meaning "three" or "third", may imply a lineage within the evolutionary line with Mijumaru being third in line. | ||
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