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====Name origin====
====Name origin====
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 sculpin subspecies, the {{wp|Psychrolutidae|blobfish}}.
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 sculpin subspecies, the {{wp|Psychrolutidae|blobfish}}. It could be also a combination of ''gulp'' and ''in''.


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''.
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