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squid

  • noun
  • /skwɪd/

Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles

Other meanings

  1. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.

  2. A vampire squid.

A kind of

  • seafood

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “squid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.