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lusca

The English word “lusca” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A folkloric sea monster of the Caribbean resembling a giant octopus/squid, or giant cuttlefish; or shark-headed cephalopod-tentacle armed creature (sharktopus).

Etymology

Clipping of Mollusca, a phylum containing octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and other cephalopods.

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