Definitions

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  • noun A fictional Japanese monster (怪獣 (kaijū)) from a series of science-fiction films.
  • noun Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.

Etymologies

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From Japanese ゴジラ (gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira) (gorilla) and  (くじら, kujira) (whale).

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  • One of the giant daikaijū of Japanese films and other media.

    June 27, 2010