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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
* Cumaulus is play on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulus_cloud cumulus clouds], which are puffy and cotton-like just like the enemy, and "maul", which means to damage seriously. | * Cumaulus is play on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulus_cloud cumulus clouds], which are puffy and cotton-like just like the enemy, and "maul", which means to damage seriously. | ||
* Its Japanese name Gizmo is derived from ''Gaseous Lifeform Gizmo'' (ガス状生物ギズモ), a | * Its Japanese name Gizmo is derived from ''Gaseous Lifeform Gizmo'' (ガス状生物ギズモ), a science-fiction story originally known as ''War with the Gizmos'', written by American writer Murray Leinster. It was published in Japan in 1969. | ||
==Similar species== | ==Similar species== | ||