architeuthis

architeuthis
noun
largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)
• Syn: ↑giant squid
• Hypernyms: ↑squid
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Architeuthis

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\\ˌärkəˈt(y)üthə̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from archi- + Teuthis
: a genus of gigantic squids containing the largest mollusks known, some being 40 feet long inclusive of the long arms

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  • Architeuthis — Calmar géant …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Architeuthis — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • architeuthis — ● architeuthis nom masculin (du grec teuthis, idos, calmar) Très grand céphalopode (Atlantique nord), aux tentacules atteignant 16 m de long et armés de puissants crochets …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Architeuthis —   Calamar Gigante …   Wikipedia Español

  • Architeuthis — Calmar géant …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Architeuthis — Riesenkalmare Riesenkalmar Architeuthis dux Systematik Stamm: Weichtiere (Mollusca) Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Architeuthis dux — Architeuthis dux …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Architeuthis dux — Architeuthis dux …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Architeuthis sanctipauli — Calmar géant …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Architeuthis — …   Википедия

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