Squid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Squid \Squid\ (skw[i^]d), n. [Cf. {Squirt}.]
     1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed
        cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin
        on each side; especially, any species of {Loligo},
        {Ommastrephes}, and related genera. See {Calamary},
        {Decacerata}, {Dibranchiata}.


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     Note: Some of these squids are very abundant on the Atlantic
           coast of North America, and are used in large
           quantities for bait, especially in the cod fishery. The
           most abundant of the American squids are the northern
           squid ({Ommastrephes illecebrosus}), ranging from
           Southern New England to Newfoundland, and the southern
           squid ({Loligo Pealii}), ranging from Virginia to
           Massachusetts.
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     2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other
        substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
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     {Flying squid}, {Giant squid}. (Zool.) See under {Flying},
        and {Giant}.
  
     {Squid hound} (Zool.), the striped bass.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  squid
       n 1: (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: {calamari}, {calamary}]
       2: widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk
          having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
       [also: {squidding}, {squidded}]