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squid

DEFINITIONS OF: squid

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n widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins

Types:
loligo
somewhat flattened cylindrical squid
ommastrephes
extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins
architeuthis, giant squid
largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)
Type of:
decapod
cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones

n (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

Synonyms:
calamari, calamary
Type of:
seafood
edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
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