The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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I’d love to see Alcock’s heroine in a grotty, silly “Animal House”-style comedy, out-drinking a galaxy of alien squids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The Natural History Museum has suggested it is hard to estimate the global population of colossal squids.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
It’s possible the creatures were giant squids, or pinnipeds, like seals or sea lions.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 28, 2023
If you slice open its stomach, you might find squids, crustaceans, and a variety of scraps taken from any number of creatures.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2023
Intoxicated by the evidence of the miracle, he forgot at that moment about the frustration of his delirious undertakings and Melquíades' body, abandoned to the appetite of the squids.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
