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nouna terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state
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- genus dendrocalamus giant clump-forming bamboos
- genus architeuthis giant squid
- genus megalobatrachus giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus
- atticus atlas giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
- macrocheira giant crabs of Japan
- billfish giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
- giant northwest shipworm giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America
- genus agastache giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop
- blaberus giant cockroaches
- ravenala madagascariensis giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers