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 ==Name origin==
-Scalchop seems to be derived from "scallop" and "chop". Its Japanese name, ''hotachi'', is a portmanteau of 帆立 ''hotate'', meaning scallop, and 太刀 ''tachi'', meaning long sword. Ashigatana seems to be derived from 海驢 ''ashika'', meaning sea lion, and 刀 ''katana'', meaning sword.
+Scalchop seems to be a portmanteau of "scallop" and "chop". Its Japanese name, ''hotachi'', is a portmanteau of 帆立 ''hotate'', meaning scallop, and 太刀 ''tachi'', meaning long sword. Ashigatana seems to be a portmanteau of 海驢 ''ashika'', meaning sea lion, and 刀 ''katana'', meaning sword.
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