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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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.