Godzilla

Meaning

1. A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.
2. Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.

Etymology / origin

From Japanese ゴジラ (Gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira, “gorilla”) and 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).

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