Loligo

noun

Lo·​li·​go

lōˈlī(ˌ)gō

: a genus (the type of the family Loliginidae) including numerous somewhat flattened cylindrical squids

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin lolligo, loligo cuttlefish

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