see|SQUID
English
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps related to squirt
Pronunciation
wikipedia
IPA|/skwɪd/
audio|en-us-squid.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪd|-ɪd
Image:Iwami squid drying DSC01868.jpg|thumb|right|Squid drying
Noun
en-noun|pl2=squid
- Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
- context|mildly|pejorative A sailor in the Navy.
Translations
trans-top|sea animal
Chinese: ç��è³�, ä¹�è´¼ (wÅ«zéi); é·é�, 鱿鱼 (yóuyú)
Croatian: t-|hr|lignja|f
Czech: t-|cs|krakatice|f
Danish: blæksprutte g|Danish
Dutch: t+|nl|inktvis|m
Esperanto: sepio
Finnish: t+|fi|mustekala
French: seiche f (10 arms), pieuvre f (8 arms), poulpe f (8 arms), encornet m, calmar m
German: Kalmar m (1), Tintenfisch m (1)
Greek: καλαμά�ι (kalamári) n, �ε�θί� (tefthis) f
Indonesian: cumi-cumi, nus, ikan sotong
Interlingua: calamar
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|calamaro|m
Japanese: �� (��, ika)
Korean: ��� (��, ojing-eo)
Lithuanian: kalmaras m
Norwegian: t+|no|akkar|m
Polish: kalmar
Portuguese: t+|pt|lula|f
Russian: кал�ма� (kal�már) m
Spanish: t+|es|calamar|m
Swedish: t-|sv|bläckfisk|c
Tok Pisin: urita
Turkish: mürekkep balı�ı [-nı]
trans-bottom
Derived terms
giant squid
colossal squid
jumbo squid
See also
calamari
cuttlefish
octopus
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