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giant squid

gi·ant squid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jahy-uh nt skwid]
    • /ˈdʒaɪ ənt skwɪd/
    • /ˈdʒaɪənt skwɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jahy-uh nt skwid]
    • /ˈdʒaɪ ənt skwɪd/

Definitions of giant squid words

  • noun giant squid any squid of the genus Architeuthis, inhabiting deep ocean bottoms and sometimes attaining an arm span of 65 feet (20 meters) or more. 1
  • noun giant squid any of a genus (Architeuthis) of very large squids that reach a length of 18.3 m (60 ft): it is the largest invertebrate 0

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Origin of giant squid

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Giant squid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

giant squid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for giant squid

noun giant squid

  • loch ness monster — a large aquatic animal resembling a serpent or a plesiosaurlike reptile, reported to have been seen in the waters of Loch Ness, Scotland, but not proved to exist.
  • hydra — A minute freshwater coelenterate with a stalklike tubular body and a ring of tentacles around the mouth.
  • kraken — a legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway.
  • leviathan — (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
  • oarfish — any long, ribbon-shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine that rises to a crest, and reaching a length of 30 feet (9 meters).

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