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architeuthis

UK/ˌɑː.kɪˈtjuː.θɪs/US/ˌɑɹ.kɪˈtuː.θɪs/

architeuthis noun: a giant squid (genus Architeuthis).

Noun

architeuthis

  1. A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
    • Architeuthis, lean and fast, / Show us your sublime buccal mass!2007, Toren Atkinson (lyrics), “Chapter I: A Marine Biologist” in The Shadow Out of Tim
    • It is located within an immense, highly guarded building that also houses Mars meteorite ALH-84001 and an architeuthis (a k a giant squid).2009 September 14, Janet Maslin, “Fasten Your Seat Belts, There’s Code to Crack”, in New York Times

architeuthis meaning in Tamil

architeuthis in Tamil

ஆர்க்கிட்டூத்திஸ்

Origin of architeuthis

From the genus name.

Questions about architeuthis

What does architeuthis mean?
Architeuthis means a giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
What is architeuthis in Tamil?
Architeuthis in Tamil is ஆர்க்கிட்டூத்திஸ். See Architeuthis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is architeuthis?
Architeuthis is a noun.
How do you pronounce architeuthis?
Architeuthis is pronounced /ˌɑː.kɪˈtjuː.θɪs/ (UK).

Words near architeuthis in the dictionary

  1. architectures
  2. architecturesque
  3. Archites
  4. architeuthid
  5. architeuthids
  6. architeuthis
  7. architextual
  8. architextualities
  9. architextuality
  10. architextually
  11. architextural

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Adapted from Wiktionary: architeuthis (page history and authors); architeuthis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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