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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Giant \Gi"ant\, a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
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{Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}.
{Giant clam} (Zool.), a bivalve shell of the genus
{Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500
pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
contain holy water.
{Giant heron} (Zool.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega
goliath}). It is the largest heron known.
{Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}.
{Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}.
{Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}),
edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
wounds.
{Giant salamander} (Zool.), a very large aquatic salamander
({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It is the
largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
{Giant squid} (Zool.), one of several species of very large
squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied genera.
Some are over forty feet long.
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