giant squid

English

a giant squid (Architeuthis dux)

Etymology

From giant +‎ squid from being a gigantic version of the squid.

Noun

giant squid (plural giant squids or giant squid)

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

Translations

any of the very large squid of genus Architeuthis

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巨烏賊 / 巨乌贼 (jùwūzéi) (Mainland China, Hong Kong), 大王烏賊 / 大王乌贼 (zh) (dàwáng wūzéi) (Taiwan), 大王魷魚 / 大王鱿鱼 (dàwáng yóuyú)

• Finnish: jättiläiskalmari
• French: calmar géant (fr) m, calamar géant (fr) m
• German: Riesenkalmar (de) m
• Irish: mháthair shúigh mhór
• Japanese: ダイオウイカ (ja)
• 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

• colossal squid
• giant octopus

Further reading

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