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noun, plural (especially collectively) squid, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) squids.
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 cm) to 60–80 feet (18–24 meters).
Origin:
1605–15; origin uncertain
1605–15; origin uncertain
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squid
marine mollusk, 1613, of unknown origin; perhaps a sailors' variant of squirt, so called for the "ink" it squirts out.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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