■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) an elongated, fast-swimming cephalopod mollusc with eight arms and two long tentacles. [ Loligo and other genera: many species.]
↘the flesh of ~ as food.
↘an artificial fishing bait resembling a ~.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded ) fish using ~ as bait.
Origin
C16: of unknown origin.