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Meaning of ARCHITEUTHIS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)
 
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 Synonyms: giant squid
 
 See Also: genus Architeuthis, squid

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ar`chi*teu"this\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. ? + ?, ?,
a kind of squid.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found
esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.
 
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