Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various marine cephalopod mollusks of several families of the superorder Decapodiformes (or Decabrachia), having a usually elongated body, eight arms and two tentacles, a reduced or absent internal shell, and a pair of fins.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of cuttlefish or calamary; a dibranchiate cephalopod with ten arms, especially of the family Loliginidæ or Teuthididæ.
- noun An artificial bait or lure of metal, ivory, etc., used in angling or trolling for fish, often simply a fish-hook on the shank of which a mass of lead is melted in cylindrical or tapering form to imitate a squid (def. 1).
- To fish with a squid or spoon-bait.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See
calamary ,decacerata ,dibranchiata . - noun A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
- noun (Zoöl.) See under
Flying , andGiant . - noun (Zoöl.) the striped bass.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun slang, motorcycling, pejorative A motorcyclist characterized by lack of riding gear, reckless/careless/unsafe riding, especially of sport bikers.
- noun Any of several
carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks , of the orderTeuthida , having amantle , eight arms, and a pair oftentacles - noun A
fishhook with a piece of brightlead ,bone , or other substance fastened on itsshank toimitate a squid. - noun mildly pejorative A
sailor in the Navy. - noun UK, slang, humorous, rare A
quid ; onepound sterling .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
- noun widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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0.0.0.0: 3128 0.0.0.0: * LISTEN 12384 / (squid) ifeatu@ubuntu: / etc / squid$ here is the error I get when I redirect all firefox traffic thru the proxy ...
LinuxQuestions.org ifeatu 2008
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So if the squid is associated with females and vaginae, and Doctor Manhattan is associated with penises,
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Next time we do meat and not fish; getting four whole squid is intimidating!
Vancouver Post, finally! tragic_elegance 2009
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"Rapid changes of intracellular free calcium concentration: detection by metallochromic indicator dyes in squid giant axon," Biophys.
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To some, that squid is simply a bizarre natural phenomenon.
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Place pan in oven to cook for 5 minutes until shrimps become pink and squid is slightly brown at the edge.
Paella with Chorizo and Seafood : The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz 2010
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The giant squid is an "eat the crew, ask questions later" kind of cephalopod
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Nothing a writer says surprises me anymore, not even if Jeff VanderMeer told me he did his first drafts while dangling naked upside from a coconut palm, writing in squid ink through the hollowed fingerbone of William S. Burroughs.
MIND MELD: Behind the Scenes...How the Hottest Short Fiction Anthologies Are Created (Part 1) 2009
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The giant squid is an "eat the crew, ask questions later" kind of cephalopod
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Place pan in oven to cook for 5 minutes until shrimps become pink and squid is slightly brown at the edge.
vanishedone commented on the word squid
Strangely enough, this is the first comment here. I'll be boringly informative and observe that Squid is also a kind of caching proxy.
March 15, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word squid
Squid in the news!
My favorite part:
"This sassy cephalopod takes no prisoners," she added.
October 15, 2008
reesetee commented on the word squid
At last, the long-underrepresented giant aquatic invertebrate community has a TV presence!
October 15, 2008
oroboros commented on the word squid
(S)uperconducting (Q)(U)antum (I)nterference (D)evice.
October 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word squid
Squidwear!
March 16, 2009
bilby commented on the word squid
"Squidhats are back! No buttons and no paint to comply with the new law. Textiles only."
What's the law being referred to?
March 16, 2009
sionnach commented on the word squid
Hmmm. Snuggly-warm polyester fleece, eh? Tempting, though a little pricey...
At last, the long-underrepresented giant aquatic invertebrate community has a TV presence!
Someone must not be watching Squidbillies!
March 16, 2009
reesetee commented on the word squid
Bilby: This helps explain. The law is the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. Craftspeople on Etsy, eBay, and other such sites were up in arms because the law as originally passed might have put many of them out of business.
March 16, 2009