英语词汇“giant squid”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

giant squid n. a very large squid; spec. any squid of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae), the members of which, found in the deep ocean, have very long tentacles and reach a total length of 13 m (43 ft) or more.

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1872 A. S. Packard in Appleton's Jrnl. 17 Feb. 188/3 Hoping that these statements may be corroborated or added to, and thus the history of the giant squids cleared up, we have ventured to call the attention of seafaring men to the kraken and its humbler allies.

1877 J. B. Holder Hist. Amer. Fauna in J. Richardson et al. Museum Nat. Hist. III. p. cclxiv/2 The Greater Devil-fish (Architeuthis princeps, Verrill).—This prince of Mollusca, immortalized by the entertaining description of Victor Hugo in The Toilers of the Sea, is also called Giant Squid and Giant Cuttle.

1958 I. Fleming Dr. No xviii. 221 Bond stared down..into the wavering pools of eye far below. So this was the giant squid, the mythical kraken that could pull ships beneath the waves.

1982 Sci. Amer. Apr. 83/2 The mantle, or body, of the giant squid is more or less narrowly cone-shaped.

2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures I. 93/2 The largest living invertebrate is the Giant squid (Architeuthis sp.).

单词	giant squid
释义	> as lemmas giant squid giant squid n. a very large squid; spec. any squid of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae), the members of which, found in the deep ocean, have very long tentacles and reach a total length of 13 m (43 ft) or more. ΚΠ 1872 A. S. Packard in Appleton's Jrnl. 17 Feb. 188/3 Hoping that these statements may be corroborated or added to, and thus the history of the giant squids cleared up, we have ventured to call the attention of seafaring men to the kraken and its humbler allies. 1877 J. B. Holder Hist. Amer. Fauna in J. Richardson et al. Museum Nat. Hist. III. p. cclxiv/2 The Greater Devil-fish (Architeuthis princeps, Verrill).—This prince of Mollusca, immortalized by the entertaining description of Victor Hugo in The Toilers of the Sea, is also called Giant Squid and Giant Cuttle. 1958 I. Fleming Dr. No xviii. 221 Bond stared down..into the wavering pools of eye far below. So this was the giant squid, the mythical kraken that could pull ships beneath the waves. 1982 Sci. Amer. Apr. 83/2 The mantle, or body, of the giant squid is more or less narrowly cone-shaped. 2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures I. 93/2 The largest living invertebrate is the Giant squid (Architeuthis sp.). extracted from giantn.adj. < as lemmas
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