squid

squid
I. noun (plural squid or squids) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1613 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 II. intransitive verb (squidded; squidding) Date: circa 1859 to fish with or for squid

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