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==Trivia==
*Though possibly coincidental, the wyrtle and its pallet-swaps bear a striking resemblance to the extinct horned turtle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiolania Meiolania], which lived approximately in Australia during the Holocene period.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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*The Japanese name "ガメゴン ''gamegon'' " is the combination of "かめ ''Kame'' "(turtle) and "ドラゴン ''Doragon'' "(Dragon).
*The Japanese name "ガメゴン ''gamegon'' " is the combination of "かめ ''Kame'' "(turtle) and "ドラゴン ''Doragon'' "(Dragon).


==Trivia==
==In other languages==
*Though possibly coincidental, the wyrtle and its pallet-swaps bear a striking resemblance to the extinct horned turtle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiolania Meiolania], which lived approximately in Australia during the Holocene period.
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Tortuverno|es-meaning=''{{tt|tortuga|turtle}}'' + ''{{tt|wyvern|wyvern}}''
|les=Tortuverno|les-meaning=''{{tt|tortuga|turtle}}'' + ''{{tt|wyvern|wyvern}}''
|fr=Tortugon|fr-meaning=''{{tt|tortue|turtle}}'' + ''{{tt|dragon|dragon}}''
|de=Schilddrache|de-meaning=''Shield dragon'', with ''{{tt|Schild|shield}}'' also referring to a turtle's shell
|it=Tartadrago|it-meaning=''{{tt|tartaruga|turtle}}'' + ''{{tt|drago|dragon}}''
|ko=거북곤, ''Geobukgon''|ko-meaning=''{{tt|거북|turtle}}'' + ''-gon'', from Japanese ''Gamegon''
|zh-cn=龟龙, ''Guīlóng''|zh-cn-meaning=''Turtle dragon''
|zh-tw=龜龍, ''Guīlóng''|zh-tw-meaning=''Turtle dragon''
}}


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