calamary

[ kal-uh-mer-ee, -muh-ree ]

noun

, plural cal·a·mar·ies.

1. a squid, especially of the genus Loligo.

Word History and Origins

Origin of calamary¹

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

Example Sentences

It seldom exceeds four or five inches in length, and, like the Calamary, is used largely as a bait by fishermen.

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Squid, skwid, n. a kind of cuttle-fish or calamary: a lure used in trolling for fish.

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The octopus, the sepia, and the calamary are all constructed on one fundamental plan.

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The only doubt I have is whether the fisherman correctly described his assailant as an octopus, and whether it was not a calamary.

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His description of it is exceedingly vague, but is strongly indicative of a great calamary.

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