First Known Use: 1613
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1squid
noun \ˈskwid\
: a sea animal that has a long, thin, soft body and 10 long arms
plural squid or squids
Full Definition of SQUID
: 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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Origin of SQUID
origin unknown
2squid
intransitive verb
squid·dedsquid·ding
Definition of SQUID
: to fish with or for squid
First Known Use of SQUID
circa 1859
SQUID
noun \ˈskwid\
Definition of SQUID
: an instrument for detecting and measuring very weak magnetic fields
Origin of SQUID
superconducting quantum interference device
First Known Use: 1967
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squid
noun \ˈskwid\
Definition of SQUID for Kids
: a sea mollusk that is related to the octopus and has a long thin soft body with eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles
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