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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Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Small fish, squid and crustaceans typically inhabit depths greater than 600 feet, well beyond the reach of surface-feeding birds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Across the road, António serves up Goan small plates like crispy baitfish, squid stuffed with prawn balchao, and rissois, or local empanadas stuffed with meat or mushrooms.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
The series takes its name from a children’s game played on a sort of court that resembles a squid.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
That’s when Will switched to a big conventional and dropped a whole squid.
—Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Small fish, squid and crustaceans typically inhabit depths greater than 600 feet, well beyond the reach of surface-feeding birds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Across the road, António serves up Goan small plates like crispy baitfish, squid stuffed with prawn balchao, and rissois, or local empanadas stuffed with meat or mushrooms.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
The series takes its name from a children’s game played on a sort of court that resembles a squid.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Squid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squid. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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