Dictionary  squidPronunciation: (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). SQUIDPronunciation: (skwid), [key] —n. superconducting quantum interference device: a device that senses minute changes in magnetic fields, used to indicate neural activity in the brain. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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