vampyromorph

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vampyromorph (plural vampyromorphs)

  1. A cephalopod belonging to the taxonomic order Vampyromorphida, of which the vampire squid is the only surviving species.
    • 2017 October 31, Mark Carnall, The Guardian[1]:
      If Tusoteuthis is a vampyromorph, then it really is giant compared to the sole living species, the vampire squid (from hell), which reaches a total maximum size of 30cm.