From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsquidsquid /skwɪd/ noun (plural squid or squids) [countable] HBADFa sea creature with a long soft body and ten arms around its mouth
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squid• The shrimp and squid in particular make for interesting textural contrasts.• Apart from bait caught on the water, mostly frozen squid and sardines are used.• The toothed whales have a set of teeth which they use to grasp large and quick-moving prey, mainly squid or fish.• It preys on squid and smaller fish which occur in surface waters.• The fresh-tasting squids are actually at their best plain and unadorned but for a splash of lemon juice.• And the squid is very, very hungry.• The computer has been taught fishing tricks: it jiggles the line to make the squid think the bait is alive.