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The result was:promoted byDclemens1971 talk 02:13, 23 October 2025 (UTC)
Freddius
Razor-glove on display
- Source: Takeda & Kajihara 2018 "The new masculine genus name is derived from the character name Freddy Krueger, a horror icon in the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street, alluding the resemblance between his razor-armed glove used to kill his victims and the elaborate proboscis hooks of the flatworms in the new taxon."
- Article text: "They coined the name Freddius for the iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger of the A Nightmare on Elm Street series. They called out the visual similarity between Krueger's "razor-armed" gloves and the distinctive hooks on the flatworm."
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Kevmin§ 16:36, 28 September 2025 (UTC).
Hook is verified in source and is interesting. Page is new and long enough. QPQ is done. Earwig finds no copyvio. Approved for Halloween!ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 18:31, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
Hook is verified in source and is interesting. Page is new and long enough. QPQ is done. Earwig finds no copyvio. Approved for Halloween!ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 18:31, 2 October 2025 (UTC)