What is "architeuthis"

Architeuthis \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.

n. largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long) [syn: giant squid]

1. redirect giant squid

Category:Cephalopod genera