squid

[ skwid ]

noun,plural (especially collectively) squid, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) squids.
  1. any of several ten-armed cephalopods, as of the genera Loligo and Ommastrephes, having a slender body and a pair of rounded or triangular caudal fins and varying in length from 4–6 inches (10–15 centimeters) to 60–80 feet (18–24 meters).

Origin of squid

1
First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain

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SQUID
[ skwid ]

noun
  1. superconducting quantum interference device: a device that senses minute changes in magnetic fields, used to indicate neural activity in the brain.

Origin of SQUID

2
First recorded in 1965–70

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British Dictionary definitions for squid (1 of 3)

squid1

/ (skwɪd) /


nounplural squid or squids
  1. any of various fast-moving pelagic cephalopod molluscs of the genera Loligo, Ommastrephes, etc, of most seas, having a torpedo-shaped body ranging from about 10 centimetres to 16.5 metres long and a pair of triangular tail fins: order Decapoda (decapods): See also cuttlefish

verbsquids, squidding or squidded
  1. (intr) (of a parachute) to assume an elongated squidlike shape owing to excess air pressure

Origin of squid

1
C17: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for squid (2 of 3)

squid2

/ (skwɪd) /


noun
  1. British slang a pound sterling

Origin of squid

2
C20: rhyming slang for quid

British Dictionary definitions for SQUID (3 of 3)

SQUID

abbreviation for
  1. superconducting quantum interference device

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