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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Evert Lindquist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
The squid was carrying between 30 and 40 eggs, according to the study, which measured about half an inch across.
—Irene Wright, Sacramento Bee, 14 June 2024
Scientists identified the animal as a deep-sea hooked squid, or Taningia danae.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
As adults, colossal squid are Earth’s largest invertebrates.
—Evert Lindquist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
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Noun
Colossal squid were first scientifically described by zoologist Guy Robson in 1925 after a sperm whale washed up in the Falkland Islands with two colossal squid tentacles in its stomach.
—Evert Lindquist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
The squid was carrying between 30 and 40 eggs, according to the study, which measured about half an inch across.
—Irene Wright, Sacramento Bee, 14 June 2024
Scientists identified the animal as a deep-sea hooked squid, or Taningia danae.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
As adults, colossal squid are Earth’s largest invertebrates.
—Evert Lindquist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
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“Squid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squid. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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