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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Magmar seems to be a combination of a {{wp|booby}} or {{wp|duck}} with a mythical {{wp| | Magmar seems to be a combination of a {{wp|booby}} or {{wp|duck}} with a mythical {{wp|Salamanders in folklore|salamander}} of fire. However, the tail and the spikes on its back resemble those of an {{wp|iguana}}. It is possibly overall based on a {{wp|Karura}}, depicted in Japanese Hindu-Buddhist {{wp|Japanese mythology|mythology}} as a birdlike, fire-breathing creature, similar to how its counterpart {{p|Electabuzz}} is based on an ''{{wp|oni}}''. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
