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Its design appears to be a stylized [[wp:Turtle|turtle]]. | Its design appears to be a stylized [[wp:Turtle|turtle]]. | ||
===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
Wartortle's name is a combination of ''war'', ''[[wp:tortoise|tortoise]]'', and ''[[wp:turtle|turtle]]''. The ''kame'' in ''Kameil'' comes from the Japanese word for tortoise/turtle, 亀, and may be a combination of 亀+テール ''kame''+"tail". | Wartortle's name is a combination of ''war'', ''[[wp:tortoise|tortoise]]'', and ''[[wp:turtle|turtle]]''. The ''kame'' in ''Kameil'' comes from the Japanese word for tortoise/turtle, 亀, and may be a combination of 亀+テール ''kame''+"tail". It is also a corruption of 噛める ''kameru'', to be able to bite. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
* [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Schillok | * [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Schillok | ||