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squid
Pronunciation: (skwid), [key]—
n.,
—pl. (esp. collectively) squid, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) squids.
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 in. (10–15 cm) to 60–80 ft. (18–24 m).
SQUID
Pronunciation: (skwid), [key]—
n.
superconducting quantum interference device: a device that senses minute changes in magnetic fields, used to indicate neural activity in the brain.
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