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Humboldt squid

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Dosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jumbo flying squid, jumbo squid, red devil

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Japanese: アメリカオオアカイカ (amerika ooakaika) — the squid
  • Polish: kałamarnica Humboldta — the squid
  • Portuguese: lula-de-humboldt — the squid
  • Russian: перуа́нско-чили́йский гига́нтский кальма́р (peruánsko-čilíjskij gigántskij kalʹmár) — the squid
  • Russian: кальма́р Гу́мбольдта (kalʹmár Gúmbolʹdta) — the squid
  • Vietnamese: mực Humboldt — the squid