lusca

English

Noun

lusca

1. A folkloric sea monster of the Caribbean resembling a giant octopus.
   • 1970, National Geographic

     The lusca, he said, was a terrible creature, like a monstrous octopus or cuttlefish.

   • 1999, Robert Forrest Burgess, The Cave Divers:

     For the same lusca had attacked his boat only a few weeks later.

   • 2008, Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Amy C Balfour, Paul Clammer, Michael Grosberg, Caribbean Islands

     […] the half-dragon, half-octopus Lusca, which whirlpools its victims to a watery death.

Anagrams

• Claus, LUCAs, Lucas, cauls

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) lusca

1. nominative feminine singular of luscus
2. nominative neuter plural of luscus
3. accusative neuter plural of luscus
4. vocative feminine singular of luscus
5. vocative neuter plural of luscus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) luscā

1. ablative feminine singular of luscus