bigfin squid

noun

bigfin squid

noun

Etymology Calque of taxonomic name Magnapinna, from Latin magna (“big, large”) + pinna (“fin”).

Any member of the genus Magnapinna of rarely seen squid, characterized by extremely long arms and tentacles, and being the only squid known to inhabit the hadal zone of the ocean.

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