giant | any creature of exceptional size |
giant moa Dinornis giganteus | the largest moa, about feet high |
giant salamander Megalobatrachus maximus | large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia |
Pacific giant salamander Dicamptodon ensatus | large (to inches) salamander of western North America |
giant tortoise | very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands |
Komodo dragon Komodo lizard dragon lizard giant lizard Varanus komodoensis | the largest lizard in the world ( feet), found on Indonesian islands |
giant kangaroo great grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus | very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas |
starnose mole star-nosed mole Condylura cristata | amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose |
giant conch Strombus gigas | a large variety of conch |
giant clam Tridacna gigas | a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to pounds |
sea scallop giant scallop Pecten magellanicus | a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America |
giant northwest shipworm Bankia setaceae | giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America |
architeuthis giant squid | largest mollusk known about but never seen (tofeet long) |
giant crab Macrocheira kaempferi | very large deep-water Japanese crab |
giant petrel giant fulmar Macronectes giganteus | large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas |
giant schnauzer | a large schnauzer |
giant hornet Vespa crabro | European hornet introduced into the United States |
giant cockroach | large tropical American cockroaches |
giant water bug | large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts, feeds on young fishes |
giant silkworm moth silkworm moth | any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae |
silkworm giant silkworm wild wilkworm | larva of a saturniid moth, spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon |
starfish sea star | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk |
brittle star brittle-star serpent star | an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc |
basket star basket fish | any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc |
feather star comatulid | free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms, found on muddy sea bottoms |
giant eland Taurotragus derbianus | large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa |
giant armadillo tatou tatu Priodontes giganteus | about three feet long exclusive of tail |
ant bear giant anteater great anteater tamanoir Myrmecophaga jubata | large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws, of South America |
giant panda panda panda bear coon bear Ailuropoda melanoleuca | large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet, in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae |
barramundi giant perch giant seaperch Asian seabass white seabass Lates calcarifer | a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities, lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats |
pigfish giant pigfish Achoerodus gouldii | found around the Great Barrier Reef |
American flag Stars and Stripes Star-Spangled Banner Old Glory | the national flag of the United States of America |
star drill | a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry, it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows |
Stars and Bars Confederate flag | the first flag of the Confederate States of America |
star topology star | the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub |
astrology star divination | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon |
Silver Star Medal Silver Star | a United States military decoration for gallantry in action |
Bronze Star Medal Bronze Star | a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) |
asterisk star | a star-shaped character * used in printing |
Star of David Shield of David Magen David Mogen David Solomon's seal | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles, an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
star chart | a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky |
The Star-Spangled Banner | a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of was set to music and adopted by Congress in as the national anthem of the United States |
star shell | an artillery shell containing an illuminant |
carambola star fruit | deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit, used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert |
Chinese anise star anise star aniseed | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine |
giant | an unusually large enterprise, Walton built a retail giant |
Star Chamber | a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments |
sign of the zodiac star sign sign mansion house planetary house | (astrology) one of equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
Minnesota Gopher State North Star State MN | a midwestern state |
Texas Lone-Star State TX | the second largest state, located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |