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giant squid

noun

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *gʷih₃wós✻
  2. inherited from *kwikwaz✻
  3. inherited from *kwiku✻
  4. inherited from cwic
  5. inherited from quik
  6. compounded as squid — “stupid + quick”
  7. compounded as giant squid — “giant + squid”

Definitions

  1. Any of the very large squid, of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae), that live…

    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. Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster)

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Synonym of Cthulhu (Lovecraftian horror monster)

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