Squid
Meaning
An elongated, fast-swimming cephalopod mollusc with eight arms and two long tentacles, typically able to change colour.
Pronunciation
UK skwɪd
US skwɪd
Example Sentences
- Dolphins eat fish and squid.
- Another remarkable creature is the giant squid, which can grow up to 13 meters long.
- The giant squid lives thousands of meters below the surface and is rarely seen alive.
- The vampire squid is a small animal that looks like a mix between a squid and an octopus.
- Despite its frightening name, the vampire squid feeds only on tiny particles of food floating in the water.
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