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kraken

Gigantic sea monster, which, according to legend, lurks off the shores of Norway. It was first described in 1752 by the Norwegian bishop Pontoppidan.



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There seems some ground to imagine that the great Kraken of Bishop Pontoppodan may ultimately resolve itself into Squid.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
There appeared in the papers caricatures of every gigantic and imaginary creature, from the white whale, the terrible "Moby Dick" of sub-arctic regions, to the immense kraken, whose tentacles could entangle a ship of five hundred tons and hurry it into the abyss of the ocean.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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