English Explanatory Dictionary

common squid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Squid of two species in the family Loliginidae, common in coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea:
  2. European squid (Loligo vulgaris)
  3. European common squid (Alloteuthis subulata)

Word forms

common squid common squids

Etymology

From common + squid, being the commonly found squid in European waters, thus common to the lands where the English language originated, and the stereotypical squid.

Related words

European squid European common squid common European squid
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