Staryu (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Staryu is derived from ''star'' (referring to its shape, rumored extraterrestrial origins and the starfish) and ''yu'' (possible corruption of ''you'', in opposition to the ''mie'' in {{p|Starmie}}). ''Yu'' is also the Chinese word for fish (魚)<!--, while ''mie'' means ''triple branch'' in Japanese, referring to the greater branching of {{p|Starmie}}'s arms (all I get for "mie" is simply "triple", so can we get a proper breakdown of how this works?)-->. The -ryu could also come from Japanese ''Ryūsei'', meaning meteor (also called falling stars).

Hitodeman is probably derived from ヒトデ ''hitode'' ({{wp|starfish}}) and the English word ''man''.