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colossal squid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An enormous squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), of which few specimens have been studied.

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  • Catalan: calamar colossal — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Finnish: kolossikalmari — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Japanese: ダイオウホウズキイカ (daiouhouzukiika) — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Japanese: 大王酸漿魷 (daiouhouzukiika) — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Japanese: 大王酸漿烏賊 (daiouhouzukiika) — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Portuguese: lula-colossal — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Russian: антаркти́ческий гига́нтский кальма́р (antarktíčeskij gigántskij kalʹmár) — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Russian: антаркти́ческий глубоково́дный кальма́р (antarktíčeskij glubokovódnyj kalʹmár) — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Spanish: calamar colosal — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Swedish: kolossbläckfisk — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
  • Turkish: devasa kalamar — Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni