plural squid or squids
: any of an order (Teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles, a long tapered body, a caudal fin on each side, and usually a slender internal chitinous support
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2025
The savory, steamy Peruvian seafood risotto is blended with octopus, shrimp, scallops, squid, panca bisque and Parmesan cheese.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The Korean barbecue restaurant, which received a yellow placard, had several foods outside of proper holding temperatures — including raw pork, shrimp and squid.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Baby Squid, Doo Doo Doo People have known about colossal squids for 100 years, but these enigmatic ocean denizens—which can grow to 23 feet in length—had never been observed in their natural habitat.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2025
The savory, steamy Peruvian seafood risotto is blended with octopus, shrimp, scallops, squid, panca bisque and Parmesan cheese.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
Tender Rhode Island squid rings came with sunchokes and Spanish gordal olives.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The Korean barbecue restaurant, which received a yellow placard, had several foods outside of proper holding temperatures — including raw pork, shrimp and squid.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Squid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squid. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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