squid

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

cuttlefish

octopus

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calamari

calamary

sepia

guano birds and fishermen

cuttle

devilfish

Translations

calamar

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Tintenfisch

encornet

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calmar

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calamaro

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καλαμάρι

calamar

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Kalmar

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calamar

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calamar

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seiche

inktvis

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lula

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pieuvre

🐙

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skwɪd/

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt.