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Noun

1. 1
   A folkloric sea monster of the Caribbean resembling a giant octopus/squid, or giant cuttlefish; or shark-headed cephalopod-tentacle armed creature (sharktopus).

   "The lusca, he said, was a terrible creature, like a monstrous octopus or cuttlefish."

Synonyms

All synonyms

sharktopus

Example

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"The lusca, he said, was a terrible creature, like a monstrous octopus or cuttlefish."

Etymology

Clipping of Mollusca, a phylum containing octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and other cephalopods.

Related phrases

sea monster

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