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Architeuthis

Architeuthis Meaning & Definition
Architeuthis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Architeuthis?

[n] largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Architeuthis: giant squid

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See Also | genus Architeuthis | squid

Architeuthis In Webster's Dictionary

\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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