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- [skwid]
- /skwɪd/
- /skwɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skwid]
- /skwɪd/
Definitions of squid word
- noun plural squid any of several ten-armed cephalopods, as of the genera Loligo and Ommastrephes, having a slender body and a pair of rounded or triangular caudal fins and varying in length from 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) to 60–80 feet (18–24 meters). 1
- noun squid superconducting quantum interference device: a device that senses minute changes in magnetic fields, used to indicate neural activity in the brain. 1
- noun squid food 1
- noun squid animal 1
- countable noun squid A squid is a sea creature with a long soft body and many soft arms called tentacles. 0
- countable noun squid Squid is pieces of this creature eaten as food. 0
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Origin of squid
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Squid
noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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squid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
squid usage trend in Literature
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