Squid have the largest eyes in the animal kingdom. The kraken is a legendary tentacled monster possibly based on sightings of real giant squid. In February 2007, a New Zealand fishing vessel caught a colossal squid weighing 495 kg (1,091 lb) and measuring around 10 m (33 ft) off the coast of Antarctica.he kraken is a legendary tentacled monster possibly based on sightings of real giant squid. In February 2007, a New Zealand fishing vessel caught a colossal squid weighing 495 kg (1,091 lb) and measuring around 10 m (33 ft) off the coast of Antarctica.
Translations for 'maxim'. British English: maxim NOUN. A maxim is a rule for good or sensible behaviour, especially one in the form of a saying.I believe in the maxim 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Brazilian Portuguese: mÃ¡xima.
Duhaime's Law Dictionary. Edward Coke wrote that (Latin) maxims (are): ... a sure foundation or ground of art, a principle, all one with a rule, a common ground, postulatum or an axiom, which it were too much curiosity to make nice distinctions between the two.. To Coke's, we propose these words of James Mackintosh: