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Humboldt squid

Humboldt squid noun: dosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

humboldt squid: dosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific...
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Noun

Humboldt squid (plural Humboldt squids or Humboldt squid)

  1. Dosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Humboldt squid meaning in Vietnamese

Humboldt squid in Vietnamese

the squid
mực Humboldt

Synonyms of Humboldt squid

Forms of Humboldt squid

pluralHumboldt squids
pluralHumboldt squid

Questions about Humboldt squid

What does Humboldt squid mean?
Humboldt squid means dosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
What is Humboldt squid in Vietnamese?
Humboldt squid in Vietnamese is mực Humboldt. See Humboldt squid meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Humboldt squid?
Humboldt squid is a noun.
What is the plural of Humboldt squid?
The plural of Humboldt squid is Humboldt squids.

Words near Humboldt squid in the dictionary

  1. Humboldt Hill
  2. Humboldt Park
  3. Humboldt penguin
  4. Humboldt penguins
  5. Humboldt River Ranch
  6. Humboldt squid
  7. Humboldt squids
  8. Humboldt's flying squirrel
  9. Humboldt's flying squirrels
  10. Humboldt's lily
  11. Humboldtian

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