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pygmy squid

pygmy squid noun: a cephalopod of the family Idiosepiidae, including the northern pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) and the southern pygmy squid (Xipholeptos notoides).

Noun

pygmy squid (plural pygmy squids or pygmy squid)

  1. A cephalopod of the family Idiosepiidae, including the northern pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) and the southern pygmy squid (Xipholeptos notoides).
    • Pygmy squid spend most of their lives stuck to blades of seaweed with an absolutely fantastic little glue gland.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 173

Forms of pygmy squid

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Questions about pygmy squid

What does pygmy squid mean?
Pygmy squid means a cephalopod of the family Idiosepiidae, including the northern pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) and the southern pygmy squid (Xipholeptos notoides).
What part of speech is pygmy squid?
Pygmy squid is a noun.
What is the plural of pygmy squid?
The plural of pygmy squid is pygmy squids.

Words near pygmy squid in the dictionary

  1. pygmy possums
  2. pygmy right whale
  3. pygmy right whales
  4. pygmy sperm whale
  5. pygmy sperm whales
  6. pygmy squid
  7. pygmy tyrant
  8. pygmy tyrants
  9. pygmy woodpecker
  10. pygmy-possum
  11. pygmydom

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