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===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
Spinarak's name is a combination of ''[[wp:spinneret|spinneret]]'', which is where a [[wp:spider|spider]] excretes [[wp:silk|silk]], and ''[[wp:arachnid|arachnid]]''. ''Itomaru'' could be a combination of 糸 ''ito'', thread, and 丸 ''maru'', | Spinarak's name is a combination of ''[[wp:spinneret|spinneret]]'', which is where a [[wp:spider|spider]] excretes [[wp:silk|silk]], and ''[[wp:arachnid|arachnid]]''. ''Itomaru'' could be a combination of 糸 ''ito'', thread, and 丸 ''maru'', common historical name suffix for boys. The French corruption seems to mean ''half-[[wp:tarantula|tarantula]]''. The German name comes from ''web'' and ''arachnid''. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||