squid

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squid /skwɪd/ noun (plural squid or squids) [countable]   HBADFa sea creature with a long soft body and ten arms around its mouth 枪乌贼，鱿鱼 →4  See picture of 见图 SEAFOOD →5 see picture at 见图 food chain

Examples from the Corpus

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.

squid nounChinese  

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squid
squid /skwɪd/ noun (plural squid or squids) [countable]

a sea creature with a long soft body and ten arms around its mouth

squidBrE /skwɪd/ 🔊NAmE /skwɪd/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (

plural

squid or

squids) a sea creature that has a long soft body, eight arms and two tentacles (= long thin parts like arms) around its mouth, and that is sometimes used for food 枪乌贼；鱿鱼