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by The Theocracy of Savinecross. . 363 reads.

Umbreon- the national animal

Description
An Umbreon has a sleek black body with four slender legs and crimson eyes. There are two pairs of pointed teeth visible when its mouth is open, one in the upper jaw and one in the lower. It has long pointed ears and a bushy tail, each with a yellow band around them. Its forehead and legs have yellow rings on them. Its yellow markings glow at night and strike fear into anyone nearby. It hides in the darkness while waiting for its opponents, and its yellow rings glow when it leaps to attack. It is also capable of spraying a poisonous sweat whenever it gets agitated. it used to be rare in the wild but following a highly successful breeding and conservation programme it has become the most common native animal on Savinecrossed lands, and is more often found in urban areas under the care of people.

Origin

Umbreon's origins are uncertain, though it could be based on a black cat or possibly a black fox, a color variation of the red fox. Its long ears also are similar to those of a hare; numerous East Asian legends concern a Moon rabbit. The rings on Umbreon's body look like Egyptian lunar markings and jewelry that have been associated with animal sculptures, such as cat statues of Bastet and statues of the jackal god, Anubis, from Ancient Egypt. They may also be meant to resemble solar eclipses.


Name origin

Umbreon is a combination of umbra (Latin for shadow and ghost, as well as the English word for the moon's silhouette during a solar eclipse) and eon, a shortened form of evolution, the word also meaning an immeasurably long period of time (possibly referring to how long evolution takes naturally). Eon is a suffix.


Language Title Meaning
🇯🇵 ブラッキー Blacky From black and lucky
🇫🇷 Noctali From nocturne. Ends with -li
🇪🇸 Umbreon Same as English name
🇩🇪 Nachtara From Nacht. Ends with -a
🇮🇹 Umbreon Same as English name
🇰🇵 🇰🇷 블래키 Blacky
🇭🇰 月伊貝 Yuhtyībui Literally "Moon Eevee". Ends with -伊貝
🇨🇳 🇹🇼 月精靈 / 月精灵 Yučjīnglíng Means "Moon spirit". Ends with -精靈 / -精灵

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