Squid

[skwɪd]

Definition

(noun.) widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins.

(noun.) (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food.

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Definition

(n.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary, Decacerata, Dibranchiata.

(n.) A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Cuttle-fish.

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Definition

n. a kind of cuttle-fish or calamary: a lure used in trolling for fish.—v.i. to fish with a squid or spoon-bait.

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