"vampire squid" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} vampire squid
  1. A small deep-sea cephalopod, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, sole species of its order, found in temperate and tropical oceans. Wikipedia link: vampire squid Categories (lifeform): Cephalopods Translations (sea animal): vampire des enfers [masculine] (French), 蝙蝠蛸 (kōmoridako) (alt: こうもりだこ) (Japanese), wampirzyca [feminine] (Polish), lula-vampira-do-inferno [feminine] (Portuguese), vampyrbläckfisk [common-gender] (Swedish)

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