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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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
See the amazing footage of a deep-sea squid filmed at more than a kilometre underwater!
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
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Noun
For now, the tuna crabs carpeting the seafloor are providing local predators—including birds, squid, whales, porpoises and large fish—with a plethora of easy calories.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
See the amazing footage of a deep-sea squid filmed at more than a kilometre underwater!
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
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“Squid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squid. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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