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====Name origin====
====Name origin====
Cloyster may be a combination of ''cloister'' (to seclude or shelter oneself) and ''{{wp|oyster}}''. It could also be a portmanteau of ''{{wp|clam}}'' and ''oyster'', as a pun on ''cloister''.
Cloyster may be a combination of ''cloister'' (to seclude or shelter oneself) and ''{{wp|oyster}}''. It could also be a portmanteau of ''{{wp|clam}}'' and ''oyster'', as a pun on ''cloister''. Also, it could be a corruption of the word ''cloister''.  


Parshen may be a combination of パール ''{{wp|pearl}}'' and シェル ''shell''.
Parshen may be a combination of パール ''{{wp|pearl}}'' and シェル ''shell''.