lusca

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noun

A folkloric sea monster of the Caribbean resembling a giant octopus/squid, or giant cuttlefish; or shark-headed cephalopod-tentacle armed creature (sharktopus).

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Meanings

noun
  1. A folkloric sea monster of the Caribbean resembling a giant octopus/squid, or giant cuttlefish; or shark-headed cephalopod-tentacle armed creature (sharktopus).

    For the same lusca had attacked his boat only a few weeks later.

    1999, Robert Forrest Burgess, The Cave Divers
    2 more examples

    The lusca, he said, was a terrible creature, like a monstrous octopus or cuttlefish.

    1970, National Geographic

    […] the half-dragon, half-octopus Lusca, which whirlpools its victims to a watery death.

    2008, Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Amy C Balfour, Paul Clammer, Michael Grosberg, Caribbean Islands

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sharktopus

Origin

Clipping of Mollusca, a phylum containing octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and other cephalopods.

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APA

lusca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lusca

MLA

“lusca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lusca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lusca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lusca.

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