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Definition of Squids
1. squid [v] - See also: squid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squids
Literary usage of Squids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elementary Zoology by Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1901)
"Small squids preserved in alcohol or formalin can be had of all dealers in
biological supplies (see p. 461), and specimens should be examined. ..."
2. Elementary Zoology by Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1901)
"Small squids preserved in alcohol or formalin can be had of all dealers in
biological supplies (see p. 453), and specimens should be examined. ..."
3. The Shell Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Families of Living by Julia Ellen Rogers (1908)
"Dried squids were hung among the rest, and quite as repulsive-looking as the
worst of them. "Enough to make a vegetarian of you for the rest of your life! ..."
4. Filipino Popular Tales by Dean Spruill Fansler (1921)
"... above the surface of the water, they climb up and look around, trying to
discover their old friends. 77. WHY THE CUTTLE-FISH AND squids PRODUCE A ..."
5. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"The process of change in squids, frogs, etc., through nervous and muscular control
of pigment sacs, called chromatophores, is somewhat different, ..."
6. Newfoundland: the Oldest British Colony: Its History, Its Present Condition by Moses Harvey, Joseph Hatton (1883)
"... Caplin and squids—Process of curing the cod—Operators at •work—Cod-liver
oil—Fishing tackle and methods of taking the cod. OF the three leading kinds of ..."