Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
calamary .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies. Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called
squids . Seesquid .
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Examples
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For starters, try pulpo en tinta de calamar (octopus in squid ink), caviar de berenjena (aubergine caviar) or sopa de cangrejo (crab soup).
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This fisherman was pulling up a large calamar, but there was a large demon feeding on it.
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This fisherman was pulling up a large calamar, but there was a large demon feeding on it.
Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Giant squid gnaw on the North American west coast 2009
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pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
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