giant squid

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A giant squid was washed up dead at nearby Newburgh in 1998, but the suckers on the Forvie arms did not have teeth like a squid's.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Buford said the team is also bringing back “The Tentacle” — a large-sized replica of a giant squid tentacle descending from the rafters, even though it wasn’t used in preseason games.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Hitler boasts about his performance on a cognitive function test; a giant squid appears to save the day.

From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2022

She eventually added ambergris, an exceedingly rare and expensive substance produced when sperm whale intestines are wounded by the beaks of giant squid.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

How that lady screamed when George came sliding down the banister—like he really was a giant squid.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis