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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[Booster Course Pass]], cameo) (2022)

'''Noshi''',<ref name="MKT">From the <tt>Noshi</tt> ''MapObj'' of ''Mario Kart Tour''</ref> or '''Nossie''',<ref name="files">From the <tt>nossie.bmd</tt> and <tt>swimnossie.bmd</tt> files found in the <tt>root/Course/Diddy.arc/diddy/object</tt> directory of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.</ref> is the name of a species of one-horned {{wp|sauropod}}s similar to ''{{wp|Apatosaurus|Apatosaurus}}'' first seen in the [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] course of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', where the light blue one serves as one of the main obstacles of the course. While the Nintendo Official Guidebook and site of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' only use the term ''Nossie'' to refer to the light blue one,<ref name="JPsite">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gm4j/05-4.html Description of the courses of the Special Cup in the official Japanese site of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]</ref><ref name="NOG">Nintendo Official Guidebook of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', page 85.</ref> internal data indicates that the red and yellow one found in the course are Nossies as well.<ref>As can be seen in the <tt>root/Course/Diddy.arc/diddy/object/swimnossie.bmd</tt> model of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', which contains textures for the purple (<tt>nossie_lake.1</tt>), turquoise (<tt>nossie_lake.2</tt>), yellow (<tt>nossie_lake.3</tt>) and red (<tt>nossie_lake.4</tt>) Nossie that are supposed to be found in the lake of ''Dino Dino Jungle''.</ref> The species was never given a specific English name, it was originally referred to using the lowercase generic terms '''dino''' and '''brontosaurus''' in the Prima and Nintendo Power guides of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', respectively, and subsequently referred to using the lowercase term '''dinosaur''' in the Prima guide and internal data<ref name="MK7files">Noshi is referred to as dinosaur in both its model file (<tt>Course/Ggc_DinoDinoJungle.szs/dinosaur/dinosaur.bcmdl</tt>) and texture (<tt>dinosaur/dinosaur.bctex</tt>) in ''Mario Kart 7''.</ref> of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''.<ref>Nick von Esmarch. ''Mario Kart 7 (3DS) eGuide''. Section Lightning Cup - GC Dino Dino Jungle''. The ''Road Hazards'' section has the following: ''Dinosaur: Watch for this dinosaur near the beginning and end of each lap. This beast is so large, it creates two different hazards!''. The introduction also states: ''Use jump boosts and big drifts to speed through the course, and watch yourself around that huge dinosaur.'' In the ''Time Trial'' section it is also stated: ''Keep driving straight and go just slightly to the right of the dinosaur’s feet.'', ''When gliding here, try to fly underneath the dinosaur’s neck to save a little time.'' and ''Avoid the dinosaur’s head and legs, and keep an eye on those geysers!''</ref>

The light blue Nossie, with its name now romanized as Noshi,<ref name="MKT"/> appears again in the GCN Dino Dino Jungle track of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. Its role is mostly similar to its ''Mario Kart 7'' appearance, but if a racer lands on it, they can perform a [[Jump Boost]]. It also appears in [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T and R/T]] and [[GBA Riverside Park|GBA Riverside Park T and R/T]], while multiple light blue Noshis (likely referencing the kaiju) appear in [[Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur R/T]]. Noshi was used as the landmark for the [[Jungle Tour]].