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Architeuthis

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Ar`chi`teu´this
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.
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Noun1.Architeuthis - largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)architeuthis - largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)
giant squid
squid - widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
genus Architeuthis - giant squid
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We've found pieces of the arms of giant squid, Architeuthis dux, floating where the whales are coming up," Johnson said.
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The scientific name for the genus containing the giant squid is: Architeuthis, which translates to: "The ruling squid.
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The giant squid, or Architeuthis dux (ar-keh-TOOTH-us duks), owes its nickname to its jumbo size--females can measure 18 meters (60 feet).
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