giant squid

noun

: any of a genus (Architeuthis) of extremely large squids that may attain a length of 60 feet (18 meters) and include the largest mollusks known

Examples of giant squid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside the whale Jay fights off the giant squid before the whale’s own stomach contractions crush the creature and move it to another chamber. — Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026

When Jay encounters a giant squid being chased by a mammoth sperm whale, he’s unwittingly entangled in the former’s tentacles and swallowed up in one extended, terrifying sequence. — David MacK, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

After submerging himself, Jay gets entangled in the tentacles of a giant squid, and that’s when the whale, who feeds on squid, pulls both Jay and the squid into his oversize gaping mouth. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

The whales sometimes have circular marks on their skin, which are potentially sucker marks from fighting off giant squid. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for giant squid

• amid
• eyelid
• forbid
• majid
• masjid
• outbid
• outdid
• plasmid
• turbid
• undid
• bid
• did

Kids Definition

giant squid

noun

: any of a group of very large squids up to 60 feet (18 meters) long including the long arms