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Kangaskhan may be a combination of ''{{wp|kangaroo}}'' and ''{{wp | Kangaskhan may be a combination of ''{{wp|kangaroo}}'' and ''{{wp|Khan (title)|khan}}''. | ||
It may also refer particularly to ''{{wp|Genghis Khan}}'', who was the notoriously violent founder and Emperor of the Mongol Empire. This possibly is in reference to how its Pokédex data refers to it becoming "violently enraged" when protecting its child. | It may also refer particularly to ''{{wp|Genghis Khan}}'', who was the notoriously violent founder and Emperor of the Mongol Empire. This possibly is in reference to how its Pokédex data refers to it becoming "violently enraged" when protecting its child. | ||