calamary
Americannoun
PLURAL
calamariesEtymology
Origin of calamary
First recorded in 1560–70; apparently from Latin calamārius “pertaining to a pen”; calamari; the ink metaphor may stem from a popular form such as Italian calamaro
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Hence in Italian a squid is called calamaio, from calamus a reed or pen, and in English the similar term calamary is sometimes used.
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This appears to have been, like the others from the same locality, a large calamary.
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The formula for the forcemeat of the fish is not given here but is found in ℞ No. 406—stuffed Sepia, a fish akin to the calamary.
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As they saw their fellow overwhelmed they launched themselves from their perch and came hooting hoarsely over the rank, green tops of the palms and feathery calamaries.
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An animal allied to the cuttle-fish, belonging to the class Cephalopoda; the calamary or Loligo of naturalists.
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