n. [ Heb. livyāthān. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ It is not certainly known what animal is intended, whether the crocodile, the whale, or some sort of serpent. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The whale, or a great whale. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]