Xenomorph

The xenomorph is a fictional extraterrestrial monster of unknown origin from the Alien universe, designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger. The Greek word xenos means "stranger" or "alien" (in the sense of "foreigner")", the common name of the xenomorph (not to be confused with the name of unknown extraterrestrial life) and morphê means "form", a Greek term that should not be confused with the English "morph". In other words, the word xenomorph itself means little more than "alien form" and was coined by a US Colonial Marine in Aliens. This is the only time that the word xenomorph is used canonically, although it was also spoken by Lt. Ripley in the special edition version of Alien 3. Xenomorph is largely a fan-driven name for a creature that otherwise has been given no specific name or scientific name to use in reference. Within the fiction of the Aliens Universe, the xenomorph is often simply referred to as an Alien, or more derisively, a Bug. The DVD release of the first four films to feature the species identify its proper scientific binomial name to be Internecius raptus.

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Fictional - Extraterrestrial - Monster - Alien - H. R. Giger - Greek - Alien - Extraterrestrial life - English - Morph - US Colonial Marine - Aliens - Universe

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