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
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
Along with stunning views, the restaurant also features local influences including an Antiguan Lambi & Seafood Curry with conch (a celebrated ingredient throughout the Caribbean), shrimp, scallops, squid, sweet potato, and tomato.
—Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
They are known to live in groups numbering up to 30 individuals and largely feed on octopus and squid, according to the Wildlife Trusts, a U.K. charity organization.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
In August, 1939, the British physiologist Alan Hodgkin and his student Andrew Huxley (Aldous’s half brother) examined squid giant axons, which are up to a thousand times thicker than typical human nerve fibres and thus easier to study.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Dishes, which veer towards smaller format options, include shao bing flatbread, cockles with loofah gourd, and three-cup squid.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
Along with stunning views, the restaurant also features local influences including an Antiguan Lambi & Seafood Curry with conch (a celebrated ingredient throughout the Caribbean), shrimp, scallops, squid, sweet potato, and tomato.
—Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
They are known to live in groups numbering up to 30 individuals and largely feed on octopus and squid, according to the Wildlife Trusts, a U.K. charity organization.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
In August, 1939, the British physiologist Alan Hodgkin and his student Andrew Huxley (Aldous’s half brother) examined squid giant axons, which are up to a thousand times thicker than typical human nerve fibres and thus easier to study.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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“Squid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squid. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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