squid
noun/skwɪd/
/skwɪd/
[countable, uncountable] (plural squid, squids)
- a sea creature that has a long soft body, eight arms and two tentacles (= long thin parts like arms) around its mouth, and that is sometimes used for foodTopics Fish and shellfishc1Oxford Collocations DictionarySquid is used before these nouns:
- ink
Word Originlate 16th cent.: of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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