squid
nounHow many syllables in squid?
There is 1 syllable in the word squid.How to pronounce squid:
Definition of squid:
- squid (noun):
- widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins.
- any of an order (teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles, a long tapered body, a caudal fin on each side, and usually a slender internal chitinous support
Synonyms for squid:
architeuthis
calamari
calamary
decapod
giant squid
loligo
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