calamary

American  

[kal-uh-mer-ee, -muh-ree] / ˈkæl əˌmɛr i, -mə ri /

Also calamar

noun

plural

calamaries

1. a squid, especially of the genus Loligo.

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Etymology

Origin of calamary

First recorded in 1560–70; apparently from Latin calamārius “pertaining to a pen”; see calamari; the ink metaphor may stem from a popular form such as Italian calamaro

Example Sentences

It was probably a gigantic calamary, such as we now know exist, and the dead carcases of which have been found in the locality where the event depicted is supposed to have taken place.

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)

Squid, skwid, n. a kind of cuttle-fish or calamary: a lure used in trolling for fish.—v.i. to fish with a squid or spoon-bait.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers

Evidently, again, a large calamary raising its caudal extremity and fin above the surface, and discolouring the water by discharging its ink.

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)

In November, 1873—about three weeks after the occurrence in Conception Bay—another calamary somewhat smaller than the preceding, but of the same species, also came into Mr. Harvey's possession.

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)