giant squid
noun
: any of a genus (Architeuthis) of extremely large squids that may attain a length of 60 feet (18 meters) and include the largest mollusks known
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For years, tales of giant squids roaming the ocean depths lived mostly in folklore and maritime legends — dismissed as mythological creatures without solid scientific backing.
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
In 2004, David Grann wrote about the hunt for another species of huge squid, the giant squid, and considered how something so big could remain unseen—and be less understood than dinosaurs.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
While the colossal squid lives exclusively in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions, the giant squid is found in other oceans of the world.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Colossal squids, which are not the same as giant squids, live in the depths of the Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, according to Oceana.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
In 2004, David Grann wrote about the hunt for another species of huge squid, the giant squid, and considered how something so big could remain unseen—and be less understood than dinosaurs.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
While the colossal squid lives exclusively in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions, the giant squid is found in other oceans of the world.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Colossal squids, which are not the same as giant squids, live in the depths of the Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, according to Oceana.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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