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CEPHALOPODS |
Squids |
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LIQUID |
Fluid of 51 squids, topped and tailed |
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GLADIUS |
The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the
squids. |
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DECAPODA |
A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including
the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera. |
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ARCHITEUTHIS |
A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the
squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand. |
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ACETABULIFERA |
The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms
are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and
octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda. |
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LOLIGO |
A genus of cephalopods, including numerous species of
squids, common on the coasts of America and Europe. They are much used
for fish bait. |
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DECACERATA |
The division of Cephalopoda which includes the
squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; --
called also Decapoda. [Written also Decacera.] See Dibranchiata. |
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DIBRANCHIATA |
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two gills, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either eight or
ten cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, as the octopi and squids.
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CALAMARY |
...h like a quill pen. In America they
are called squids. See Squid. ... |