GIANT SQUID

Meaning of GIANT SQUID in English

any squid of the genus Architeuthis, inhabiting deep ocean bottoms and sometimes attaining an arm span of 65 ft. (20 m) or more.

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GIANT SQUID — noun Date: circa 1890 any of a genus ( Architeuthis ) of extremely large squids that may attain a length …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GIANT SQUID — noun : any of several very large squids of Architeuthis and related genera
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIANT SQUID — Date: circa 1890 : any of a genus ( Architeuthis ) of extremely large squids that may attain a length …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIANT SQUID — Function: noun Date: circa 1890 : any of a genus ( Architeuthis ) of extremely large squids that may attain …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GIANT SQUID — ■ noun a deep-sea squid which is the largest known invertebrate, reaching a length of 18 m (59 ft) or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GIANT SQUID — [giant squid] n (ca. 1890): any of a genus (Architeuthis) of extremely large squids that include the largest mollusks known
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIANT SQUID — Гигантский кальмар
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT SQUID — гигантский кальмар (Architeuthis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GIANT SQUID — гигантский кальмар ( Architeuthis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SQUID — noun Etymology: superconducting quantum interference device Date: 1967 an instrument for detecting and measuring very weak magnetic fields
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SQUID — Any of nearly 400 species of 10-armed cephalopod s, found in both coastal and oceanic waters, that prey on fishes …
Английский словарь Британика
GIANT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) giant sequoia giant order giant star {{link=giant silkworm moth">giant silkworm moth
Английский словарь Британика
SQUID — I. ˈskwid noun ( plural squid or squids ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : any of numerous 10-armed cephalopods typically …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIANT — I. ˈjīənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English geaunt, giaunt, from Middle French geant, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin gagant-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SQUID — ˈskwid abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Usage: often not capitalized Etymology: s uperconducting qu antum i nterference d evice …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SQUID — (n.) A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a …
Английский словарь Webster
GIANT — (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Английский словарь Webster
SQUID — ( n. ) A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT — ( a. ) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SQUID — /skwid/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) squid , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT — — giantlike , adj. /juy"euhnt/ , n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SQUID — I. ˈskwid noun ( plural squid or squids ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1613 : any of an order (Teuthoidea) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SQUID — noun a fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a …
Webster English vocab
GIANT — noun a man of extraordinari bulk and stature. 2. giant ·noun any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or …
Webster English vocab
SQUID — [squid] n, pl squid or squids [origin unknown] (1613): any of an order (Teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIANT — [gi.ant] n [ME giaunt, fr. OF geant, fr. L gigant-, gigas, fr. Gk] (14c) 1: a legendary humanlike being of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SQUID — Squid (Illex coindeti) swimming forward any of numerous 10-armed cephalopods (order Teuthoidea) found in both coastal and oceanic waters. Squids …
Britannica English vocabulary
GIANT — in folklore, huge mythical being, usually humanlike in form. The term derives (through Latin) from the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek …
Britannica English vocabulary
SQUID — squid BrE AmE skwɪd ▷ squids skwɪdz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIANT — giant BrE AmE ˈdʒa ɪ ‿ənt ▷ giant|s, \~'s s ▶ ˌ Giant's ˈ Causeway BrE AmE ▶ ˈ giant …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SQUID — / skwɪd; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. squid or squids ) a sea creature that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — / ˈdʒaɪənt; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. (in stories) a very large strong person who is often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SQUID — squid /skwɪd/ BrE AmE noun ( plural squid or squids ) [countable] a sea creature with a long soft body …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIANT — I. gi ‧ ant 1 W3 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] extremely big, and much bigger than other …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SQUID — n. & v. --n. 1 any of various ten-armed cephalopods, esp. of the genus Loligo, used as bait or food. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SQUID — n. & v. n. 1 any of various ten-armed cephalopods, esp. of the genus Loligo, used as bait or food. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIANT — n. & adj. n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SQUID — n. & v. --n. 1. any of various ten-armed cephalopods, esp. of the genus Loligo, used as bait or food. …
Oxford English vocab
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1. an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Oxford English vocab
SQUID — ( squids, or squid) A squid is a sea creature with a long soft body and many soft arms called …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — ( giants) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SQUID — (~s, or ~) A ~ is a sea creature with a long soft body and many soft arms called tentacles. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GIANT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SQUID — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE giant ▪ Another favoured prey item is the giant squid , which can reach …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIANT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES giant killer giant panda make great/major/giant etc strides ▪ The government has made great …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SQUID — [noun] [plural] squid or squids - a sea creature with a long body and ten arms situated around the mouthThe …
Cambridge English vocab
GIANT — [noun] [C] - an imaginary creature, appearing esp. in children's stories, like a man but extremely tall and powerful and …
Cambridge English vocab
SQUID — n. Any of nearly 400 species of 10-armed cephalopod s, found in both coastal and oceanic waters, that prey on …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIANT — n. giant panda giant sequoia giant order giant star giant silkworm moth
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SQUID — Aa person in the Navy, generally young, male, attitudinal, who scams on every 17 year-old girl he sees. (I've only …
Slang English vocab
GIANT — n. Function: noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power FF1C; a giant of a tractor FF1E; Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — I. noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power a giant of a tractor Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, mammoth, monster, whale …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SQUID — noun Squid is used before these nouns: ↑ ink
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIANT
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIANT — See ↑ BIG 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a giant
Longman Activator English vocab
GIANT — n. 25B6; noun the forest giant had died : COLOSSUS, man mountain, behemoth, Brobdingnagian, mammoth, monster; informal jumbo. See list. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIANT — n. 1 superhuman, titan, colossus, Goliath; giantess, Amazon, ogre; behemoth, monster, leviathan, mammoth Blocking the road in front of Jack …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — [Folklore] The giants in mythology are primordial creatures of enormous size, the personifications of the forces of nature. They usually …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GIANT — 1. сущ. 1) великан, гигант; титан 2) тех. гидромонитор 2. прил. гигантский, огромный, громадный Syn : large великан, гигант исполин, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SQUID — Squid cache
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
GIANT — giant.ogg 1. ʹdʒaıənt n 1. 1> великан, гигант 2> исполин, титан mental giant - гигант мысли giant of the faith …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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