Meanings
nounHumboldt squid (plural Humboldt squids or Humboldt squid)
plural Humboldt squids
- Dosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Synonyms: jumbo flying squid, jumbo squid, red devil
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Translations
Japanese アメリカオオアカイカ
- アメリカオオアカイカ (amerika ooakaika)the squid
Polish kałamarnica Humboldta
- kałamarnica Humboldtathe squid
Portuguese lula-de-humboldt
- lula-de-humboldtthe squid
Russian перуа́нско-чили́йский гига́нтский кальма́р, кальма́р Гу́мбольдта
- перуа́нско-чили́йский гига́нтский кальма́р (peruánsko-čilíjskij gigántskij kalʹmár)the squid
- кальма́р Гу́мбольдта (kalʹmár Gúmbolʹdta)the squid
Vietnamese mực Humboldt
- mực Humboldtthe squid
Cite this entry
APA
Humboldt squid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Humboldt%20squid
MLA
“Humboldt squid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Humboldt%20squid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Humboldt squid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Humboldt%20squid.
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