"giant octopus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: giant octopuses [plural], giant octopi [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|giant octopi}} giant octopus (plural giant octopuses or giant octopi)
  1. A mythical or fictional large sea creature with features of an octopus
    (informal) Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster)
    Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Octopuses Synonyms: Kraken [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-giant_octopus-en-noun-nObNIVTh Disambiguation of Octopuses: 23 23 17 13 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 28 10 10 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 34 5 5 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 30 8 8 21
  2. A mythical or fictional large sea creature with features of an octopus
    (informal) Synonym of Cthulhu (Lovecraftian horror monster)
    Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Octopuses Synonyms: Cthulhu [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-giant_octopus-en-noun-3nREZY-L Disambiguation of Octopuses: 23 23 17 13 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 28 10 10 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 34 5 5 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 30 8 8 21
  3. One of certain large sea creatures of the order Octopoda
    Haliphron atlanticus (giant Atlantic octopus)
    Categories (lifeform): Octopuses
    Sense id: en-giant_octopus-en-noun-f~NR9O4O Disambiguation of Octopuses: 23 23 17 13 24
  4. One of certain large sea creatures of the order Octopoda
    Enteroctopus spp.
    Categories (lifeform): Octopuses
    Sense id: en-giant_octopus-en-noun-6b6jhxvR Disambiguation of Octopuses: 23 23 17 13 24
  5. One of certain large sea creatures of the order Octopoda
    Enteroctopus spp.
    especially, Enteroctopus dofleini (giant Pacific octopus)
    Categories (lifeform): Octopuses
    Sense id: en-giant_octopus-en-noun-iw~PLuZ0 Disambiguation of Octopuses: 23 23 17 13 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 28 10 10 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 34 5 5 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 30 8 8 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: giant squid

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