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 ====Name origin====
-Meowth appears to be a combination of ''meow'' (the sound a cat makes) and ''mouth''. The ''-th'' may also be borrowed from Nyarth, as both ''meow'' and ''nyā'' are onomatopoeia of a cat's cry.
+Meowth may be a combination of ''meow'' (the sound a cat makes) and ''mouth''. The ''-th'' may also be borrowed from Nyarth, as both ''meow'' and ''nyā'' are onomatopoeia of a cat's cry.
-Nyarth is possibly a combination of ニャー ''nyā'' (the sound a cat makes) and the switched sounds of シャム ''Shamu'' (Siam, former name of {{wp|Thailand}}), becoming ミャス ''Myasu''. Siam relates to a cat breed, the {{wp|Siamese (cat)|Siamese}}, which in turn relates to Meowth's evolution, {{p|Persian}}, and the {{wp|Persian (cat)|Persian}} cat breed.
+Nyarth may be a combination of ニャー ''nyā'' (the sound a cat makes) and the switched sounds of シャム ''Shamu'' (Siam, former name of {{wp|Thailand}}), becoming ミャス ''Myasu''. Siam relates to a cat breed, the {{wp|Siamese (cat)|Siamese}}, which in turn relates to Meowth's evolution, {{p|Persian}}, and the {{wp|Persian (cat)|Persian}} cat breed.
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