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loligo

loligo noun: a member of the Loligo genus of cephalopods; a squid.

Noun

loligo (plural loligos)

  1. A member of the Loligo genus of cephalopods; a squid.
    • the learned may consider the Crystalline humour of the eye in the cuttle fish and Loligo.1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus
    • […]the loligos or squids, the sepias, and the argonauts or paper nautili, are among the best known of its representatives.1882 October, Popular Science, volume 21, number 46, page 755

loligo meaning in Tamil

loligo in Tamil

கூந்தல் ஓடு கணவாய், லாலிகோ

Forms of loligo

pluralloligos

Origin of loligo

Borrowed from Latin lōlīgō.

Questions about loligo

What does loligo mean?
Loligo means a member of the Loligo genus of cephalopods; a squid.
What is loligo in Tamil?
Loligo in Tamil is கூந்தல் ஓடு கணவாய், லாலிகோ. See Loligo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is loligo?
Loligo is a noun.
What is the plural of loligo?
The plural of loligo is loligos.

Words near loligo in the dictionary

  1. lolicon
  2. lolicons
  3. lolicore
  4. loliginid
  5. loliginids
  6. loligo
  7. loligos
  8. loligosepiid
  9. loligosepiids
  10. lolikon
  11. loline

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