Definition of ARCHITEUTHIS (Meaning of ARCHITEUTHIS), a 12 Letter Word



WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)

ARCHITEUTHIS is a 12 letter word that starts with A.
	Synonyms:	giant squid

	See Also:	genus Architeuthis, squid

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ar`chi*teu"this\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. ? + ?, ?, a kind of squid.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.