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Squid

/skwˈɪd/
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(noun) Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles

A squid has ten arms.
A squid has ten legs.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The marine biologist studied the behavior of the giant ____ in the deep and dark ocean waters.

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