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squid

squid

 
pronunciation:
skwId
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part of speech: noun
inflections: squid, squids
definition: any of numerous marine animals that have an elongated body, a pair of fins, and ten long muscular tentacles surrounding the mouth. Squid range in size from quite tiny to over forty feet in length.
Squid are often eaten as food by humans.
 
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  invertebrate, mollusk