architeuthis

See also: Architeuthis

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

architeuthis

  1. A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
    • 2007, Toren Atkinson (lyrics), “Chapter I: A Marine Biologist” in The Shadow Out of Tim:
      Architeuthis, lean and fast, / Show us your sublime buccal mass!
    • 2009 September 14, Janet Maslin, “Fasten Your Seat Belts, There’s Code to Crack”, in New York Times‎:
      It is located within an immense, highly guarded building that also houses Mars meteorite ALH-84001 and an architeuthis (a k a giant squid).
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.