loliginid

American

[lol-i-jin-id] / ˌlɒl ɪˈdʒɪn ɪd /

noun

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

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

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Loligo, lō-lī′go, n. the typical genus of Loliginid�, embracing the common European squid.

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