Meanings
nouncolossal squid (plural colossal squids or colossal squid)
plural colossal squids
- An enormous squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), of which few specimens have been studied.
Translations
Catalan calamar colossal
- calamar colossalMesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Finnish kolossikalmari
- kolossikalmariMesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Japanese ダイオウホウズキイカ, 大王酸漿魷
- ダイオウホウズキイカ (daiouhouzukiika)Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
- 大王酸漿魷 (daiouhouzukiika)Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
- 大王酸漿烏賊 (daiouhouzukiika)Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Portuguese lula-colossal
- lula-colossalMesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Russian антаркти́ческий гига́нтский кальма́р, антаркти́ческий глубоково́дный кальма́р
- антаркти́ческий гига́нтский кальма́р (antarktíčeskij gigántskij kalʹmár)Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
- антаркти́ческий глубоково́дный кальма́р (antarktíčeskij glubokovódnyj kalʹmár)Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Spanish calamar colosal
- calamar colosalMesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Swedish kolossbläckfisk
- kolossbläckfiskMesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Turkish devasa kalamar
- devasa kalamarMesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Cite this entry
APA
colossal squid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colossal%20squid
MLA
“colossal squid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colossal%20squid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colossal squid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colossal%20squid.
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