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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A very large squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) having a large head and mantle and hooks on its arms and tentacles. Colossal squids inhabit Antarctic waters and can reach weights of approximately 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds).
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- noun An enormous squid, of the subfamily Taoniinae, of which few specimens have been studied.
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