"giant squid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: giant squids [plural], giant squid [plural]
Etymology: giant + squid from being a gigantic version of the squid Etymology templates: {{compound|en|giant|squid}} giant + squid Head templates: {{en-noun|s|giant squid}} 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. Categories (lifeform): Squid Related terms: colossal squid, giant octopus Translations (any of the very large squid of genus Architeuthis): jättiläiskalmari (Finnish), calmar géant [masculine] (French), calamar géant [masculine] (French), Riesenkalmar [masculine] (German), mháthair shúigh mhór (Irish), ダイオウイカ (Japanese), џиновска лигња (džinovska lignja) [feminine] (Macedonian), lula-gigante [feminine] (Portuguese), гига́нтский кальма́р (gigántskij kalʹmár) [masculine] (Russian), calamar gigante [masculine] (Spanish), megaluria [feminine] (Spanish), jättebläckfisk [common-gender] (Swedish), mực khổng lồ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-giant_squid-en-noun-708p0m9q Disambiguation of Squid: 42 28 15 15 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: 26 13 32 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 8 32 32 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 14 31 28 Disambiguation of 'any of the very large squid of genus Architeuthis': 72 12 8 7
  2. Any of other large squid of other families, about which less is known.
    Sense id: en-giant_squid-en-noun-YcyStRih Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 13 32 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 14 31 28
  3. (informal) Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster) Tags: informal Synonyms: Kraken [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-giant_squid-en-noun-yX0WOR6n 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: 26 13 32 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 8 32 32 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 14 31 28
  4. (informal) Synonym of Cthulhu (Lovecraftian horror monster) Tags: informal Synonyms: Cthulhu [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-giant_squid-en-noun-YwIuNi47 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: 26 13 32 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 8 32 32 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 14 31 28

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