squid

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
3. (US, derogatory, mildly, slang) A sailor in the Navy.
4. (UK, humorous, rare, slang) A quid; one pound sterling.
5. A vampire squid.

Verb

1. To fish with a squid fishhook.
2. To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).

Concepts

calmar

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encornet

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calamar

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seiche

pieuvre

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poulpe

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teuthide

sépia

Synonymes

cuttlefish

octopus

🐙

calamari

calamary

sepia

guano birds and fishermen

cuttle

devilfish

Traductions

calamar

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Tintenfisch

calamaro

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καλαμάρι

calamar

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Kalmar

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calamar

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inktvis

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lula

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pijlinktvis

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kalamar

calamars

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/skwɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt.