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 |height={{Convert|4.541667|ft|cm}}–{{Convert|5.583333|ft|cm}}<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/unggoy '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Unggoy'']</ref>
 |weight=248.3 lbs (112.6 kg)–260.1 lbs (118 kg)<ref name="waypointarticle"/>
-|distinctions=Short, stocky, round-headed, exoskeletal, wrinkly skin, high-pitched voices, stubby limbs.
+|distinctions=Short, stocky, round-headed, endoskeletal and exoskeletal, vertebroid and arthropoidal, wrinkly skin, high-pitched voices, stubby limbs.
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 |techlevel=Native [[Technological_Achievement_Tiers#Tier_6:_Industrial|Tier 6]]/Adopted [[Technological_Achievement_Tiers#Tier_2:_Interstellar|Tier 2]]<ref name="Bestiarum">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref>
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 {{Quote|When in doubt, flee.|Unggoy philosophy<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 144''</ref>}}
+'''Unggoy'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 191 - ''"Unggoy: the Elite name for the Grunt race."''</ref> ([[Latin]], ''Monachus frigus'', meaning "cold monk"), also known as '''Grunts''' by many individuals, are a [[sentience|sapient]] species of squat bipedal vertebroid and arthropoidal lifeforms<ref name="THB 5.9.12">[http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/49 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin - 5.9.12'']</ref> from the planet, [[Balaho]]. In [[2142]], the Unggoy became the fourth species to be assimilated into the [[Covenant]]. During their tenure in the hegemony, Unggoy were always the lowest-ranking species in general terms, and were frequently mistreated by members of almost every other race, especially the [[Kig-Yar]], [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Sangheili]].
-The '''Unggoy'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 191 - ''"Unggoy: the Elite name for the Grunt race."''</ref> ([[Latin]], ''Monachus frigus'', meaning "cold monk") are a [[sentience|sentient]] species of squat bipedal vertebrates (commonly misidentified as arthropods)<ref name="THB 5.9.12">[http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/49 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin - 5.9.12'']</ref> from the planet [[Balaho]]. The Unggoy were the fourth species to be assimilated into the [[Covenant]] (in [[2142]]). They were the lowest-ranking species in the hierarchy, and were frequently mistreated by almost every higher-ranking race including the [[Sangheili]], [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Kig-Yar]].
+Unggoy were primarily used by the Covenant as laborers or—in combat situations—cannon fodder. They are commonly referred to as "Grunts", mainly because they are considered weak compared to other former Covenant species and because they performed the majority of the labor required by the empire.<ref name="ENC143">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 143''; ''pages 150-151'' (2011 edition)</ref>
-Unggoy were primarily used by the Covenant as laborers or—in combat situations—cannon fodder. They were one of the later races to be introduced into the Covenant, and were one of the first Covenant species to be encountered by [[human]]ity. They are referred to as '''Grunts''' by humans, mainly because they are considered weak compared to their superiors and also because they perform the majority of the labor required by the Covenant.<ref name="ENC143">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 143''; ''pages 150-151'' (2011 edition)</ref>
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