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vampire squid

vampire squid noun: any of the order Vampyromorphida of cephalopods with eight arms which are united by a web of skin.

vampire squid: any of the order Vampyromorphida of cephalopods with eight arms which are united by a web of skin
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Noun

vampire squid (plural vampire squids or vampire squid)

  1. Any of the order Vampyromorphida of cephalopods with eight arms which are united by a web of skin.
    1. A small cephalopod (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), found throughout temperate and tropical oceans in extreme deep sea conditions.
      • The Vampire squid – which is actually an octopodiform and not a squid, and looks like an apparition from an impossibly ancient dream – is harmless to humans.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 229

Forms of vampire squid

pluralvampire squids
pluralvampire squid

Questions about vampire squid

What does vampire squid mean?
Vampire squid means any of the order Vampyromorphida of cephalopods with eight arms which are united by a web of skin.
What part of speech is vampire squid?
Vampire squid is a noun.
What is the plural of vampire squid?
The plural of vampire squid is vampire squids.

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