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loliginid

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[lol-i-jin-id] / ˌlɒl ɪˈdʒɪn ɪd /

noun

  1. any member of the squid family Loliginidae, having an elongated conical body and partially retractable tentacles.

Etymology

Origin of loliginid

< New Latin Loliginidae family name, equivalent to loligin- (stem of Loligo the type genus, Latin lollīgō squid) + -idae -id 2

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