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squid ink

squid ink noun: a dark ink produced by a squid as a defense mechanism.

Noun

squid ink (countable and uncountable, plural squid inks)

  1. A dark ink produced by a squid as a defense mechanism.

Forms of squid ink

pluralsquid inks

Questions about squid ink

What does squid ink mean?
Squid ink means a dark ink produced by a squid as a defense mechanism.
What part of speech is squid ink?
Squid ink is a noun.
What is the plural of squid ink?
The plural of squid ink is squid inks.

Words near squid ink in the dictionary

  1. squicking
  2. squicks
  3. squicky
  4. squid
  5. squid bag
  6. squid ink
  7. squid inks
  8. squidbag
  9. squidbagged
  10. squidbagging
  11. squidbags

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