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Gulpin, given its category, may be based on a {{wp|stomach}}, given its round amorphous shape and the digestive gases it produces. | Gulpin, given its category, may be based on a {{wp|stomach}}, given its round amorphous shape and the digestive gases it produces. | ||
Gulpin may also 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}}, or also a {{wp|sculpin}}, particularly the {{wp|blobfish}} subspecies, known for their soft, blobby-textured carcasses upon washing up dead on shorelines. | Gulpin may also 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}}, or also a {{wp|sculpin}}, particularly the {{wp|Psychrolutidae|blobfish}} subspecies, known for their soft, blobby-textured carcasses upon washing up dead on shorelines. | ||
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