giant squid

English

a giant squid ()

Etymology

giant +‎ squid from being a gigantic version of the squid

Noun

giant squid (plural giant squids or giant squid)

1. Any of several species of very large squid, of the family Architeuthidae, that live at great depths, and of which little is known.
2. (informal) Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster)
3. (informal) Synonym of Cthulhu (Lovecraftian horror monster)

Translations

Any of several species of very large squid, of the family Architeuthidae

• Finnish: jättiläiskalmari
• French: calmar géant (fr) m, calamar géant (fr) m
• German: Riesenkalmar m
• Japanese: ダイオウイカ
• Macedonian: џиновска лигња f (džinovska lignja)
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• Portuguese: lula gigante f
• Russian: гига́нтский кальма́р m (gigántskij kalʹmár)
• Spanish: calamar gigante m, megaluria f
• Swedish: jättebläckfisk (sv) c

See also

• colossal squid
• giant octopus

Further reading

• giant squid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Architeuthidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies