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or Kraken
plural krakens or Krakens or kraken or Kraken
: a gigantic tentacled sea monster of Scandinavian myth
Mythical krakens are now thought of as giant squid or octopuses, capable of bringing down a ship with their tentacled arms. But many of the earliest kraken reports were of creatures so enormous that they grew vegetation on their backs like islands.—
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President Trump and his flying circus are about to meet the consequences of unleashing krakens in their first 100 days.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Starring: Lana Condor, Annie Murphy, Jane Fonda
Don't let the mermaids and krakens fool you—this isn't your ordinary animated feature.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
According to the study, this behavior may have inspired legends of mermaids and krakens as early explorers and anglers sailed the seas.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
Mixed in its pages are original sketches and paintings from the expedition, a display of creatures every bit as strange as the kraken and the leviathan, though far less demonic.
—Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
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Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Starring: Lana Condor, Annie Murphy, Jane Fonda
Don't let the mermaids and krakens fool you—this isn't your ordinary animated feature.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
According to the study, this behavior may have inspired legends of mermaids and krakens as early explorers and anglers sailed the seas.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
Mixed in its pages are original sketches and paintings from the expedition, a display of creatures every bit as strange as the kraken and the leviathan, though far less demonic.
—Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
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“Kraken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kraken. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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kraken
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kra·ken
ˈkräk-ən 
: a sea monster of Scandinavian legend
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