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kraken

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kra·ken  (kräkn)
n.
A huge sea monster in Norwegian legend.
[Norwegian dialectal : krake, kraken + Norwegian -n, suffixed definite article.]
kraken
Noun
a legendary sea monster [Norwegian]

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There seems some ground to imagine that the great Kraken of Bishop Pontoppodan may ultimately resolve itself into Squid.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
There appeared in the papers caricatures of every gigantic and imaginary creature, from the white whale, the terrible "Moby Dick" of sub-arctic regions, to the immense kraken, whose tentacles could entangle a ship of five hundred tons and hurry it into the abyss of the ocean.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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