squid

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noun (1)

ˈskwid 

plural squid or squids

: 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

squid

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verb

squidded; squidding

intransitive verb

: to fish with or for squid

SQUID

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noun (2)

ˈskwid 

: an instrument for detecting and measuring very weak magnetic fields

Examples of squid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Pictures posted by the aquarium show what appear to be squids and small-sized fish taken from the lancetfish's stomach. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025

In addition to eating other fish, squid and octopus, lancetfish are cannibalistic and will feed on other lancetfish. —Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025

The first images of a colossal squid swimming in the deep ocean have been released, taken off the South Sandwich Islands, near Antarctica. —Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025

The squid, measuring about one foot in length, was seen nearly 2,000 feet below the surface in March, in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Schmidt Ocean Institute said in a statement. —Ayana Archie, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

superconducting quantum interference device

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1613, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1967, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing squid

• giant squid

Rhymes for squid

• bid
• did
• grid
• hid
• id
• lid
• mid
• quid
• rid
• skid
• slid
• amid

Kids Definition

squid

noun

ˈskwid

plural squid or squids

: any of numerous sea mollusks that are cephalopods and have eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles, a long thin body with a fin on each side, and a slender internal shell