giant squid

English

a giant squid (Architeuthis dux)

Etymology

giant +‎ squid from being a gigantic version of the squid

Noun

giant squid (plural giant squids or giant squid)

Any of the very large squid, of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae), that live at great depths, and of which little is known.
Any of other large squid of other families, about which less is known.
(informal) Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster)
(informal) Synonym of Cthulhu (Lovecraftian horror monster)

Translations

any of the very large squid of genus Architeuthis

Finnish: jättiläiskalmari
French: calmar géant (fr) m, calamar géant (fr) m
German: Riesenkalmar m
Irish: mháthair shúigh mhór
Japanese: ダイオウイカ
Macedonian: џиновска лигња f (džinovska lignja)
Portuguese: lula-gigante (pt) f
Russian: гига́нтский кальма́р m (gigántskij kalʹmár)
Spanish: calamar gigante m, megaluria f
Swedish: jättebläckfisk (sv) c
Vietnamese: mực khổng lồ

See also

Further reading

giant squid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Architeuthidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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