The Japanese name, ゲイラキャット (Gaira Kyatto?, lit. Gayla Cat) is a play-on-words of "Gayla kite" (ゲイラカイト, geira kaito?), keel-stabilized kites which were popular in the 1970s for their innovative delta wings and their triangular bat-like designs. The English name, Gaelicat, is phonetically similar to the Japanese name, but it's altered enough to be a portmanteau of "Gaelic" and "cat", and instead alludes to the Celtic fairy cat, cait sith.
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