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pencil squid

pencil squid noun: any of various species of squid in the taxonomic family Loliginidae.

pencil squid: any of various species of squid in the taxonomic family Loliginidae
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Noun

pencil squid (plural pencil squid or pencil squids)

  1. Any of various species of squid in the taxonomic family Loliginidae.

Forms of pencil squid

pluralpencil squid
pluralpencil squids

Questions about pencil squid

What does pencil squid mean?
Pencil squid means any of various species of squid in the taxonomic family Loliginidae.
What part of speech is pencil squid?
Pencil squid is a noun.
What is the plural of pencil squid?
The plural of pencil squid is pencil squid.

Words near pencil squid in the dictionary

  1. pencil pushing
  2. pencil sharpener
  3. pencil sharpeners
  4. pencil skirt
  5. pencil skirts
  6. pencil squid
  7. pencil stub
  8. pencil stubs
  9. pencil test
  10. pencil tests
  11. pencil topper

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