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vampire squid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the order Vampyromorphida of cephalopods with eight arms which are united by a web of skin.

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Meaning 2

Any of the order Vampyromorphida of cephalopods with eight arms which are united by a web of skin.

A small cephalopod (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), found throughout temperate and tropical oceans in extreme deep sea conditions.

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 吸血烏賊 /吸血乌贼 (xīxuè wūzéi) — sea animal
  • French: vampire des enfers — sea animal
  • Japanese: 蝙蝠蛸 (kōmoridako) — sea animal
  • Polish: wampirzyca — sea animal
  • Portuguese: lula-vampira-do-inferno — sea animal
  • Russian: а́дский вампи́р (ádskij vampír) — sea animal
  • Russian: адский кальма́р-вампи́р (adskij kalʹmár-vampír) — sea animal
  • Swedish: vampyrbläckfisk — sea animal