Squid Meaning
/skwɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
nounA fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
Sentence Examples
A squid has ten arms.
A squid has ten legs.
Arroz negro tastes inky because it's made with squid ink.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ has ten different limbs: eight arms and two long tentacles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The marine biologist studied the behavior of the giant ____ in the deep and dark ocean waters.
Word Origin & History
Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Press the fifty squid button – "Insufficient funds".
[…]
A thousandth of a million squid or two monkeys / Or a whole fifty scores"
— 2004, The Streets, “It Was Supposed to Be So Easy”, in A Grand Don’t Come for Free:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ has ten different limbs: eight arms and two long tentacles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The marine biologist studied the behavior of the giant ____ in the deep and dark ocean waters.