Editing Xenomorph (section)

===Name===
This creature has no specific name; it was called an alien and an organism in the first film. It has also been referred to as a creature,<ref name="A2" /> a serpent,<ref name="AvP"/> a beast,<ref name="A3" /> a dragon,<ref name="A3" /> a monster,<ref name="A2" /> a nasty, or simply, a thing.<ref name="A1" /> The term ''xenomorph'' (lit. "alien form" from the Greek ''xeno-'', which translates as either "other" or "strange", and ''-morph'', which denotes shape) was first used by the character Lieutenant Gorman in ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''<ref name="A2"/> concerning generic extraterrestrial life. The term was erroneously assumed by some fans<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2014/08/the-throwaway-line-in-aliens-that-spawned-decades-of-confusion/|title=The throwaway line in Aliens that spawned decades of confusion|first=Lee|last=Hutchinson|date=August 2, 2014|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> to refer specifically to this creature, and the word was used by the producers of some merchandise.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Aliens action figures|url=http://www.shelflife.net/Aliens-Action-Figures|access-date=2013-05-29|archive-date=May 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503125434/http://www.shelflife.net/Aliens-Action-Figures|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The species' [[binomial name]]s are given in [[Latin]] as either ''[[wikt:internecivus#Latin|Internecivus]] [[wikt:raptus#Latin|raptus]]'' (meant as "murderous thief") in the ''Alien Quadrilogy'' DVD or ''[[wikt:lingua#Latin|Lingua]] [[wikt:foedus#Adjective|foeda]] [[wikt:Acheron#Latin|acheronsis]]'' (meant as "foul tongue from [[Acheron]]"){{efn|With ''acheronsis'' instead of ''[[wikt:acheronensis#Latin|acheronensis]]'', ''[[wikt:acheronteus#Latin|acherontea]]'' or ''[[wikt:acherunticus#Latin|acheruntica]]''.}} in some comic books.<ref>The comic book ''[[Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator]]'' includes the binomial name ''Linguafoeda acheronsis''.</ref> The main Alien from ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' is listed in the credits as "Grid", after a grid-like wound received during the film from a Predator's razor net.<ref name="AvP"/> ''[[Alien: Covenant]]'' actually credits the Alien as "Xenomorph", while also listing a different variety of the creature as the "[[#Neomorph|Neomorph]]".<ref name="covenant">{{Cite AV media|title=[[Alien: Covenant]]|people=[[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]], Dante Harper, Jack Paglen, [[Michael Green (writer)|Michael Green]] (writers); [[Ridley Scott]] (director)|publisher=20th Century Fox|year=2017}}</ref><ref name="neo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/alien-covenant-neomorph/|title=Alien Covenant Neomorph Revealed|date=April 20, 2017|website=/Film}}</ref> In ''The Weyland-Yutani Report'', the Alien encountered by the ''Nostromo'' was specifically referred to as "Xenomorph XX121",<ref name="WYreport" /> and this name is spoken out loud by the android Rook in ''[[Alien: Romulus]]''.<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=[[Alien: Romulus]]|people=[[Fede Álvarez]], Rodo Sayagues (writers); Fede Álvarez  (director)|publisher=20th Century Studios|year=2024}}</ref>