
Gigas
UK
/ˈdʒɪɡəs/
US
/ˈɡɪɡəs/

Translation of "gigas" into Russian
Definitions
gigas
NounUK
/ˈdʒɪɡəs/
US
/ˈɡɪɡəs/
A giant; in Greek mythology, any of the monstrous offspring (Gigantes) that battled the Olympian gods.
Legends tell of a single gigas hurling mountains at Zeus in a bid to overthrow the gods.
Any organism or species whose scientific name includes the specific epithet “gigas,” especially the giant clam (Tridacna gigas); by extension, the organism itself when referred to informally.
Marine biologists measured the shell span of a mature gigas found on the reef.