e/Gigantic octopus

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has gloss	eng: An unknown species of gigantic octopus has been hypothesised as a source of reports of sea monsters such as the lusca and the kraken as well as the source of some of the carcasses of unidentified origin known as globsters like the St. Augustine Monster. The species that the St. Augustine carcass supposedly represented has been assigned the binomial names "Octopus giganteus" and "Otoctopus giganteus" (Greek prefix: oton = ear; giant-eared octopus), although these are not valid under the rules of the ICZN.
lexicalization	eng: gigantic octopus
instance of	(noun) bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles octopus, devilfish

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media:img	Colossal octopus by Pierre Denys de Montfort.jpg
media:img	Denys de Montfort Poulpe Colossal.jpg
media:img	Giant octopus attacks ship.jpg
media:img	St augustine carcass.jpg