squid

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noun (1)

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)

: an instrument for detecting and measuring very weak magnetic fields

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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 See All Example Sentences for squid

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of squid was in 1613

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“Squid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squid. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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

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