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==Trivia==
==Etymology==
*A funghoul's name is a combination of the words "fungi" and "[[Wikipedia:Ghoul|ghoul]]", a type of demon from pre-Islamic Arabian mythology that is said to feast on corpses. Its name may also be a pun on the often mispronounced Italian curse word "fongool", or "vaffanculo".
The funghoul's name is a combination of the words "fungi" and "[[Wikipedia:Ghoul|ghoul]]", a type of demon from pre-Islamic Arabian mythology that is said to feast on corpses. Its name may also be a pun on the often mispronounced Italian curse word "fongool", or "vaffanculo".


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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