giant octopus
English
Noun
giant octopus (plural giant octopuses or giant octopi)
- A mythical or fictional large sea creature with features of an octopus
- (informal) Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster)
- (informal) Synonym of Cthulhu (Lovecraftian horror monster)
- One of certain large sea creatures of the order Octopoda
- Haliphron atlanticus (giant Atlantic octopus)
- Enteroctopus spp.
- especially, Enteroctopus dofleini (giant Pacific octopus)
Coordinate terms
- giant squid