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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Gulpin may be based on a single, giant poison gland or even a {{wp|gallbladder}}, the green sac-like organ that stores {{wp|gastric acid}}. It also shares similarities with some {{wp|snake}} species known to swallow their prey whole. | Gulpin may be based on a single, giant poison gland or even a {{wp|gallbladder}}, the green sac-like organ that stores {{wp|gastric acid}}. It also shares similarities with some {{wp|snake}} species known to swallow their prey whole, though its general shape resembles a {{wp|slug}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Gulpin | Gulpin could be a shortening of ''gulping'' (swallowing). It may also be a combination of ''gulp'' and ''{{wp|sculpin}}'', as its appearance vaguely resembles the related {{wp|Psychrolutidae|blobfish}}. | ||
Gokulin may be a combination of ゴクリ ''gokuri'' (the sound of gulping) and ''toxin''. | Gokulin may be a combination of ゴクリ ''gokuri'' (the sound of gulping) and ''toxin''. | ||