giant squid

/ˌdʒaɪənt skwɪd/
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Other forms: giant squids

Definitions of giant squid
  1. noun
    largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)
    synonyms: architeuthis
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    type of:
    squid
    widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
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