Squid
noun
A sea creature with ten arms, including two long ones, and a soft body.
I can see a squid swimming in the water.
Often appears as...
- giant squid
- squid ink
noun
A piece of fishing gear designed to resemble a squid, used to catch fish.
He baited his hook with a plastic squid.
Often appears as...
- bait squid
- fishing squid
verb
To fish with a squid-shaped lure.
He decided to squid for mackerel on his day off.
Often appears as...
- squid fishing
- squid for mackerel
noun
A nickname for a new or inexperienced motorcyclist, typically one who rides recklessly.
That squid is going to get himself hurt if he doesn't learn how to ride properly.
Often appears as...
- new squid
- squid on a motorcycle
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Disapproving
noun
A sea creature with ten arms, including two long ones, and a soft body.
I can see a squid swimming in the water.
Often appears as...
- giant squid
- squid ink
noun
A piece of fishing gear designed to resemble a squid, used to catch fish.
He baited his hook with a plastic squid.
Often appears as...
- bait squid
- fishing squid
verb
To fish with a squid-shaped lure.
He decided to squid for mackerel on his day off.
Often appears as...
- squid fishing
- squid for mackerel
noun
A nickname for a new or inexperienced motorcyclist, typically one who rides recklessly.
That squid is going to get himself hurt if he doesn't learn how to ride properly.
Often appears as...
- new squid
- squid on a motorcycle
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Species
Recognize 'squid' refers to many species, not one specific type.
Research on squids uncovers various species sizes.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Context
Understand that 'squid' can also refer to a type of seafood in cooking.
Grilled squid is a popular dish in coastal regions.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Imagery
Know 'squid' appears in myths and stories as mysterious sea monsters.
Legends often depict the giant squid as an enormous sea beast.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Species
Recognize 'squid' refers to many species, not one specific type.
Research on squids uncovers various species sizes.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Context
Understand that 'squid' can also refer to a type of seafood in cooking.
Grilled squid is a popular dish in coastal regions.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Imagery
Know 'squid' appears in myths and stories as mysterious sea monsters.
Legends often depict the giant squid as an enormous sea beast.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Species
Recognize 'squid' refers to many species, not one specific type.
Research on squids uncovers various species sizes.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Context
Understand that 'squid' can also refer to a type of seafood in cooking.
Grilled squid is a popular dish in coastal regions.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Imagery
Know 'squid' appears in myths and stories as mysterious sea monsters.
Legends often depict the giant squid as an enormous sea beast.
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Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
goes to like a squid summit every year I mean who knew that this kind of didn't even existed and it really made me think there needs to be more scientists like her because she realized that the probe that they were sending down into the deep ocean that has the most horrific sound that she played for us for like
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The otherworldly...
harboring a huge diversity of life, from giant squids and goblin sharks to minuscule animals smaller than a millimeter. How do so many species thrive in this underwater world? Over the decades, intrepid scientists have ventured there to find out. Traveling down through the water column,
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How squids outsmart...
seabirds, fish, and even other squid. Indeed, squid themselves are fearsome ocean predators. But their most extraordinary adaptations are those that have evolved to help them thwart their predators. Squid, which can be found mainly in estuarine, deep-sea, and open-water habitats,
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Meet the Vampire Squid PIPE...
because it lives about half a mile deep in the ocean where the light is very dim we took these pictures from a deep diving robotic submarine and you can see the reflection of our lights in that beautiful blue eye the vampire squid has eight long arms and a long curly strand
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How we found the giant...
I gave a talk on unobtrusive viewing and optical luring of deep sea squid in which I emphasized the importance of using quiet, unobtrusive platforms for exploration. This came out of hundreds of dives I have made, farting around in the dark
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These squids can fly......
Young, smaller squid can potentially fly faster and farther than their larger relatives. And since adult squid tend to cannibalize juveniles, soaring above the surf can help ensure these young squid will live to fly another day.
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
column in a sort of symmetrical position. Vampire squid was one of them. Massive eyes. Extraordinary, absolutely extraordinary. They often do have massive eyes, don't they in the deep sea, because it is so dark
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Baby Octopuses Hunting PIPE...
david how are you doing all right how are you brett is an expert on the early stages of cephalopod life that group of animals that includes octopuses cuttlefish and squid exactly so how's everything going over
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When will the next mass...
Within a short time span, three-quarters of the world's species disappeared forever, and the giant dinosaurs, flying pterosaurs, shelled squids, and marine reptiles that had flourished for ages
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What's Hiding in the...
humboldt squid numbers are growing rapidly but they remain mysterious as fast as they arrived they disappear back into the deep
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Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
goes to like a squid summit every year I mean who knew that this kind of didn't even existed and it really made me think there needs to be more scientists like her because she realized that the probe that they were sending down into the deep ocean that has the most horrific sound that she played for us for like
Video examples
The otherworldly...
harboring a huge diversity of life, from giant squids and goblin sharks to minuscule animals smaller than a millimeter. How do so many species thrive in this underwater world? Over the decades, intrepid scientists have ventured there to find out. Traveling down through the water column,
Video examples
How squids outsmart...
seabirds, fish, and even other squid. Indeed, squid themselves are fearsome ocean predators. But their most extraordinary adaptations are those that have evolved to help them thwart their predators. Squid, which can be found mainly in estuarine, deep-sea, and open-water habitats,
Video examples
Meet the Vampire Squid PIPE...
because it lives about half a mile deep in the ocean where the light is very dim we took these pictures from a deep diving robotic submarine and you can see the reflection of our lights in that beautiful blue eye the vampire squid has eight long arms and a long curly strand
Video examples
How we found the giant...
I gave a talk on unobtrusive viewing and optical luring of deep sea squid in which I emphasized the importance of using quiet, unobtrusive platforms for exploration. This came out of hundreds of dives I have made, farting around in the dark
Video examples
These squids can fly......
Young, smaller squid can potentially fly faster and farther than their larger relatives. And since adult squid tend to cannibalize juveniles, soaring above the surf can help ensure these young squid will live to fly another day.
Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
column in a sort of symmetrical position. Vampire squid was one of them. Massive eyes. Extraordinary, absolutely extraordinary. They often do have massive eyes, don't they in the deep sea, because it is so dark
Video examples
Baby Octopuses Hunting PIPE...
david how are you doing all right how are you brett is an expert on the early stages of cephalopod life that group of animals that includes octopuses cuttlefish and squid exactly so how's everything going over
Video examples
When will the next mass...
Within a short time span, three-quarters of the world's species disappeared forever, and the giant dinosaurs, flying pterosaurs, shelled squids, and marine reptiles that had flourished for ages
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
humboldt squid numbers are growing rapidly but they remain mysterious as fast as they arrived they disappear back into the deep
Example 1 of 10
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David Attenborough
British Journalist
I'd like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent thousands and thousands of pounds trying to see giant squid. I mean, we know they exist because we have seen dead ones. But I have never seen a living one. Nor has anybody else.
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Brian Skerry
American Photographer
I've been diving for about 30 years, and I can honestly say that I've had some amazing encounters with sharks, squids, and other whales. But the encounter with the right whales in the Auckland Islands was probably the best thing I've ever done. It was just that amazing.
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Rick Stein
English Chef
South-east Asian salads are a great balance of salty, sweet-sour and spicy. Its important to have both pork and seafood, but you can vary the seafood from prawns and squid to crab meat or even small pieces of firm fish such as monkfish, John Dory or gurnard.
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Edith Widder
American Scientist
Giant squid aren't rare. Based on the number of beaks that have been found in the stomachs of sperm whales, it's thought that there are actually millions of them in the ocean, and yet, we haven't seen them.
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Selma Blair
American Actress
I don't like slugs and tentacles and calamari or anything. Actually, tentacles made me turn into a vegetarian in high school. I'm not anymore, but in high school, we were dissecting squid.
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David Grann
American Journalist
I guess if I had to pick one interest that is unique, it would be giant squids - I'm disturbingly fascinated by them and even wrote a story about the hunt for them.
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Sylvia Earle
American Scientist
Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species.
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Judith Durham
Australian Musician
I used to delight in eating the most exotic meat on the menu: I'd have the snails, camel, squid or anything else that was going.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Preparing and cooking squid is easier than most fish. The only thing to remember is not to cook it for too long.
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Tom Douglas
American Chef
The key to great fried squid is 'flash-frying' in hot oil for only a few minutes, which keeps it tender.
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David Attenborough
British Journalist
I'd like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent thousands and thousands of pounds trying to see giant squid. I mean, we know they exist because we have seen dead ones. But I have never seen a living one. Nor has anybody else.
Quote examples
Brian Skerry
American Photographer
I've been diving for about 30 years, and I can honestly say that I've had some amazing encounters with sharks, squids, and other whales. But the encounter with the right whales in the Auckland Islands was probably the best thing I've ever done. It was just that amazing.
Quote examples
Rick Stein
English Chef
South-east Asian salads are a great balance of salty, sweet-sour and spicy. Its important to have both pork and seafood, but you can vary the seafood from prawns and squid to crab meat or even small pieces of firm fish such as monkfish, John Dory or gurnard.
Quote examples
Edith Widder
American Scientist
Giant squid aren't rare. Based on the number of beaks that have been found in the stomachs of sperm whales, it's thought that there are actually millions of them in the ocean, and yet, we haven't seen them.
Quote examples
Selma Blair
American Actress
I don't like slugs and tentacles and calamari or anything. Actually, tentacles made me turn into a vegetarian in high school. I'm not anymore, but in high school, we were dissecting squid.
Quote examples
David Grann
American Journalist
I guess if I had to pick one interest that is unique, it would be giant squids - I'm disturbingly fascinated by them and even wrote a story about the hunt for them.
Quote examples
Sylvia Earle
American Scientist
Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species.
Quote examples
Judith Durham
Australian Musician
I used to delight in eating the most exotic meat on the menu: I'd have the snails, camel, squid or anything else that was going.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Preparing and cooking squid is easier than most fish. The only thing to remember is not to cook it for too long.
Quote examples
Tom Douglas
American Chef
The key to great fried squid is 'flash-frying' in hot oil for only a few minutes, which keeps it tender.
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