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loliginid

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lol⋅i⋅gin⋅id

[lol-i-jin-id]
–noun
any member of the squid family Loliginidae, having an elongated conical body and partially retractable tentacles.

Origin:
< NL Loliginidae family name, equiv. to loligin- (s. of Loligo the type genus, L lollīgō squid) + -idae -id 2
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