plural squid or squids
: any of an order (Teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles, a long tapered body, a caudal fin on each side, and usually a slender internal chitinous support
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In addition to eating other fish, squid and octopus, lancetfish are cannibalistic and will feed on other lancetfish.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The first images of a colossal squid swimming in the deep ocean have been released, taken off the South Sandwich Islands, near Antarctica.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
The squid, measuring about one foot in length, was seen nearly 2,000 feet below the surface in March, in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Schmidt Ocean Institute said in a statement.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Pictures posted by the aquarium show what appear to be squids and small-sized fish taken from the lancetfish's stomach.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In addition to eating other fish, squid and octopus, lancetfish are cannibalistic and will feed on other lancetfish.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The first images of a colossal squid swimming in the deep ocean have been released, taken off the South Sandwich Islands, near Antarctica.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
The squid, measuring about one foot in length, was seen nearly 2,000 feet below the surface in March, in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Schmidt Ocean Institute said in a statement.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Squid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squid. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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