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goliath
(encz) | goliath,obr n: Nijel |
goliath
(wn) | Goliath
n 1: (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by
David with a slingshot
2: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
[syn: giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus] |
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goliath frog
(encz) | goliath frog, n: |
Ardeomega goliath
(gcide) | Giant \Gi"ant\, a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
[1913 Webster]
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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Goliath beetle
(gcide) | Goliath beetle \Go*li"ath bee"tle\ [From Goliath, the Philistine
giant.] (Zool.)
Any species of Goliathus, a genus of very large and
handsome African beetles.
[1913 Webster] |
goliath frog
(wn) | goliath frog
n 1: largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10
lbs; Africa [syn: goliath frog, Rana goliath] |
rana goliath
(wn) | Rana goliath
n 1: largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10
lbs; Africa [syn: goliath frog, Rana goliath] |
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