Meanings
nouncalamary (plural calamaries)
plural calamaries · alternative calamar · alternative calmar
- datedA squid.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latincalamārius
- Englishcalamary
Learned borrowing from Latin calamārius, from calamus (“a reed pen”), because of the ink emitted by squids.
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calamary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamary
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“calamary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamary. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calamary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamary.
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