godzilla/ɡɑdˈzɪlə/EtymologyFrom Japanese ゴジラ (Gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira, “gorilla”) and 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).godzilla means A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.godzilla is pronounced /ɡɑdˈzɪlə/.nameA fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.“What other television show would feature a gorgeously designed sequence where a horrifically mutated Pierre and Marie Curie, their bodies swollen to Godzilla-like proportions from prolonged exposure to the radiation that would eventually kill them, destroy an Asian city with their bare hands like vengeance-crazed monster-Gods?”nounAnything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.“a Godzilla of a tower building”