Sepiola

noun

Se·​pi·​o·​la

ˌsēpēˈōlə

: a genus (the type of the family Sepiolidae) of short thick-bodied usually small squids with a rudimentary internal chitinous shell or none and large rounded lobular fins

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, diminutive of Sepia

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