Meanings
noun
- A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
Architeuthis, lean and fast, / Show us your sublime buccal mass!
2007, Toren Atkinson (lyrics), “Chapter I: A Marine Biologist” in The Shadow Out of Tim1 more example
It is located within an immense, highly guarded building that also houses Mars meteorite ALH-84001 and an architeuthis (a k a giant squid).
2009 September 14, Janet Maslin, “Fasten Your Seat Belts, There’s Code to Crack”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From the genus name.
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APA
architeuthis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/architeuthis
MLA
“architeuthis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/architeuthis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “architeuthis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/architeuthis.
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