common squid

English

Etymology

common +‎ squid, being the commonly found squid in European waters, thus common to the lands where the English language originated, and the stereotypical squid

Noun

common squid (plural common squid)

  1. Squid of two species in the family Loliginidae, common in coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea:
    1. The European squid, Loligo vulgaris
    2. The European common squid, Alloteuthis subulata

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