| architeuthis | (n) largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long), Syn. giant squid |
| genus architeuthis | (n) giant squid |
| Architeuthis | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, a kind of squid. ] (Zool.) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand. [ 1913 Webster ] |