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 several species of very large squid, of the family Architeuthidae, that live at great depths, and of which little is known.
(informal) Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster)
(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 (džínovska lígnja)

Portuguese: lula gigante f
Russian: гига́нтский кальма́р m (gigántskij kalʹmár)
Spanish: calamar gigante m, megaluria f
Swedish: jättebläckfisk (sv) c

See also

Further reading

giant squid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Architeuthidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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