Zubat (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

→‎Name origin: this is a pun in Japanese, i don't think "zoo" is likely. plus if it were it would have been ズー zū (long u), not just ズ zu
(→‎Name origin: added some possible origins of zubat's name.)
(→‎Name origin: this is a pun in Japanese, i don't think "zoo" is likely. plus if it were it would have been ズー zū (long u), not just ズ zu)
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====Name origin====
====Name origin====
Zubat may be a combination of ''zoo'' (ancient greek for "animal" or "living being"), ''{{wp|zoonosis}}'', ''bat'' and ずばっと ''zubatto'' (piercingly).
Zubat may be a combination of ''bat'' and ずばっと ''zubatto'' (piercingly).


==In other languages==
==In other languages==