CALAMARY


Meaning of CALAMARY in English

/kal"euh mer'ee, -meuh ree/ , n. , pl. calamaries .

a squid, esp. of the genus Loligo.

Also, calamar /kal"euh mahr'/ .

[ 1560-70; appar. calamarius (see CALAMARI), though the metaphor may be dependent on a popular form such as It calamaro ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .