squid

¹ American  

[skwid] / skwɪd /

noun

plural

squid,

plural

squids

1. 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 centimeters) to 60–80 feet (18–24 meters).

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SQUID ² American  

[skwid] / skwɪd /

noun

1. superconducting quantum interference device: a device that senses minute changes in magnetic fields, used to indicate neural activity in the brain.

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squid ¹ British  

/ skwɪd /

noun

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

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verb

1. (intr) (of a parachute) to assume an elongated squidlike shape owing to excess air pressure

SQUID ² British  

abbreviation

1. superconducting quantum interference device

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squid ³ British  

/ skwɪd /

noun

1. slang a pound sterling

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Etymology

Origin of squid¹

First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain

Origin of SQUID²

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

On the old “Let’s Make a Deal,” it might have meant a case of canned squid.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Good lord, A. You get into it with a squid?”

From Literature

A giant squid was washed up dead at nearby Newburgh in 1998, but the suckers on the Forvie arms did not have teeth like a squid's.

From BBC

A research team from the USA, Spain, Australia and Denmark reports in the Journal of Experimental Biology that individual whales in Hawaiian waters consume between 82 and 202 squid per day.

From Science Daily

It was first grouped with squids and octopuses, then with sea slugs, jellyfish ancestors, and even worms.

From Science Daily