Humboldt squid

noun

Dosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Meanings

nounHumboldt squid (plural Humboldt squids or Humboldt squid)

plural Humboldt squids

  1. 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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