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common squid

noun

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.

  1. inherited from *gʷih₃wós✻
  2. inherited from *kwikwaz✻
  3. inherited from *kwiku✻
  4. inherited from cwic
  5. inherited from quik
  6. compounded as squid — “stupid + quick”
  7. compounded as common squid — “common + squid”

Definitions

  1. Squid of two species in the family Loliginidae, common in coastal waters of the eastern…

    Squid of two species in the family Loliginidae, common in coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea:

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA