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====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Nidoqueen | Nidoqueen is a combination of ''needle'' and ''{{wp|queen}}'' (reflective of its gender and being the final evolution).<ref name=Bardakoff>[https://www.liberation.fr/apps/2016/06/pokemon/ Libération: Pokémon, traduisez-les tour]. Generation I Pokémon names explained by French translator Julien Bardakoff (in French).</ref> ''Nido'' may also be based on ''{{wp|cnidocyte}}'', a type of venomous cell responsible for the stings delivered by stinging animals, most notably by {{wp|jellyfish}}. Alternatively, it may be based on 二 ''ni'' (two) or 二度 ''nido'' (two times/two degrees), referring to there being two distinct evolutionary lines using the name with similar names and traits. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{Other languages|type=poison|type2=ground | {{Other languages|type=poison|type2=ground | ||
|ja=ニドクイン ''Nidoqueen''|jameaning= | |ja=ニドクイン ''Nidoqueen''|jameaning=From "needle", plus "queen" | ||
|fr=Nidoqueen|frmeaning=Same as Japanese name | |fr=Nidoqueen|frmeaning=Same as Japanese name | ||
|es=Nidoqueen|esmeaning=Same as Japanese name | |es=Nidoqueen|esmeaning=Same as Japanese name | ||
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==Notes== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
