squid
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1.4
- noun
- /skwɪd/
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calamar
- At a much smaller size, the mature squid now rarely exceed a foot in length.
- squid and other cephalopods
- shortfin squid
- longfin squid
At a much smaller size, the mature squid now rarely exceed a foot in length.
- At a much smaller size, the mature squid now rarely exceed a foot in length.
- And it's just basically this weird like squid finger looking thing.
- And no, he didn't teach squids to wave around a stick and frown at the bassist.
- And so the docents had a volleyball to show people how big the squid I actually was.
- It's a looks Asian lady pooping out squid squids.
Examples
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Even with this record squid catch, however, Spain has been forced to increase its squid imports substantially.
Academic text (1990) -
The restaurant and catering trade also provides large quantities of squid to Spaniards and tourists.
Academic text (1990) -
What we need is squid, and plenty of them.
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I know that, but squid is not a fish.
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Where there are squid, there are whales.
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Thus, Spain was able to increase markedly its squid catch in the Falklands zone in 1988.
Academic text (1990) -
In 1986, Spain imported $78 million worth of squid and exported $16 million.
Academic text (1990) -
At the seafood market, I bought fresh squid for dinner.
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The documentary showed how a squid uses its tentacles to catch prey.
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Many restaurants offer dishes featuring squid prepared in different styles.
Synonyms
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5.6
A soft-bodied animal like a snail or clam that often has a shell
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8.1
A marine animal with a large head, big eyes, and arms with suckers, like an octopus or squid
A sea animal with a large head, big eyes, and many arms with suckers like an octopus or squid
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.9
A very large animal with long arms that lives deep in the sea and reaches 18 meters
- Specialized
A small mushroom that looks like a squid and smells bad to attract flies
How Big
- Specialized
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4.9
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Squid is probably an old sea word. A helpful way to remember it is to think of squirt, because squids can 'squirt' ink, so the name fits this fast, soft sea animal.