Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 2 compound words that contain squids. The most common are listed below. Open squids in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- giant squidsplural of giant squid: Any of the very large squid, of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae), that live at great depths, and of which little is known.
- glass squidsplural of glass squid: Any transparent squid of the family Cranchiidae
- Humboldt squidsplural of Humboldt squid: Dosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
- reef squidsplural of reef squid: Any of various species in the genus Sepioteuthis of squid with large, rounded fins, resembling cuttlefish.
- bigfin reef squidsplural of bigfin reef squid: A species of loliginid squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, characterized by large, rounded fins resembling a cuttlefish.
- bigfin squidsplural of bigfin squid: Any member of the genus Magnapinna of rarely seen squid, characterized by extremely long arms and tentacles, and being the only squid known to inhabit the hadal zone of the ocean.
- colossal squidsplural of colossal squid: An enormous squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), of which few specimens have been studied.
- damp squidsplural of damp squid: malapropism of damp squib
- European squidsplural of European squid: Loligo vulgaris (common squid), found in the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic.
- flying squidsplural of flying squid: Any of various species of the family Ommastrephidae with the ability to glide in air above the water.
- stinky squidsplural of stinky squid: Pseudocolus fusiformis, a species of stinkhorn mushroom with a fetid odor and three or four upright arms which are connected at the top – hence the name.
- vampire squidsplural of vampire squid: Any of the order Vampyromorphida of cephalopods with eight arms which are united by a web of skin.
- bobtail squidsplural of bobtail squid: A cephalopod of the order Sepiolida.
- jumbo flying squidsplural of jumbo flying squid: The Humboldt squid.
- long-armed squidsplural of long-armed squid: Synonym of bigfin squid (“Any member of the genus Magnapinna of rarely seen squid, characterized by extremely long arms and tentacles, and being the only squid known to inhabit the hadal zone of the ocean.”).
- neon flying squidsplural of neon flying squid: A species of large ommastrephid squid, Ommastrephes bartramii, found in subtropical and temperate oceanic waters globally.
- ram's horn squidsplural of ram's horn squid: A squid-like cephalopod of species Spirula spirula, the only extant member of its taxonomic order, found in the deep ocean.
Compound words 2
- nanoSQUIDsplural of nanoSQUID: A nanoscale superconducting quantum interference device
- weresquidsplural of weresquid: A shapeshifter that can tranform from a human to a squid or squid-like creature.