squid
- any of several ten-armed cephalopods, as of the genera Loligo and Ommastrephes, having a slender body and a pair of rounded or triangular caudal fins and varying in length from 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) to 60–80 feet (18–24 meters).
Origin of squid
SQUID
- superconducting quantum interference device: a device that senses minute changes in magnetic fields, used to indicate neural activity in the brain.
Origin of SQUID
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Contemporary Examples of squid
For seafood try Clamman in Southhampton, proudly peddling tuna, bass, scallops, and squid all caught by local fishermen.
The Hamptons Hot List: Where to Eat, What to Drink, and How to Get Your Beach on This SummerBrandon Presser
May 24, 2014
This bruschetta, topped with squid, tangy goat cheese, fragrant mint, and sweet roasted garlic, is a meal on toast.
Historical Examples of squid
The squid is a very small edition of the giant devilfish or octopus.
The Harbor of DoubtFrank Williams
Aboard the Charming Lass the squid “jigging” went on for a couple of hours.
The Harbor of DoubtFrank Williams
Only a salmon or a squid could have been the teachers of that wondrous learning!
Mayflower (Flor de mayo)Vicente Blasco Ibez
But squid, squid, everywhere, the most valuable prey of all!
Mayflower (Flor de mayo)Vicente Blasco Ibez
They were waked out of their bunks one black night by yells of "Squid O!"
"Captains Courageous"Rudyard Kipling
squid
1- any of various fast-moving pelagic cephalopod molluscs of the genera Loligo, Ommastrephes, etc, of most seas, having a torpedo-shaped body ranging from about 10 centimetres to 16.5 metres long and a pair of triangular tail fins: order Decapoda (decapods)See also cuttlefish
- (intr) (of a parachute) to assume an elongated squidlike shape owing to excess air pressure
Word Origin for squid
squid
2- British slang a pound sterling
Word Origin for squid
SQUID
- superconducting quantum interference device
Word Origin and History for squid
marine mollusk, 1610s, of unknown origin; perhaps a sailors' variant of squirt, so called for the "ink" it squirts out.