SQUID


Meaning of SQUID in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' skwid

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural squid or squids

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1613

: any of an order (Teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles, a long tapered body, a caudal fin on each side, and usually a slender internal chitinous support

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