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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Abigail Lee, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Find rarer picks like octopus, barnacles, razor clams, sea urchin caviar, squids in ink, and even baby eels among the Spanish brand’s offerings.
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At night, many of these fishing vessels turn on bright lights to lure squid to the surface, where they are harvested using a large net.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
From Okja's hybrid super pig to The Host's mutant squid, filmmaker Bong Joon Ho is no stranger to a good cinematic creature.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
For the Creepers’ wriggling insides, the team looked at underwater sea creatures, squid and even the deep sea variants.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Find rarer picks like octopus, barnacles, razor clams, sea urchin caviar, squids in ink, and even baby eels among the Spanish brand’s offerings.
—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2025
At night, many of these fishing vessels turn on bright lights to lure squid to the surface, where they are harvested using a large net.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
From Okja's hybrid super pig to The Host's mutant squid, filmmaker Bong Joon Ho is no stranger to a good cinematic creature.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Squid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squid. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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