User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-6050823-20180124024543/@comment-5020152-20180124201602

@ Siggihar1: "Xeno-" is actually a Greek prefix meaning "stranger". You're pretty close. It would definitely explain its dependence on bioenergy rather than physical matter, and its habit of "incubating" inside crystal rather than undergoing traditional hibernation.