common squid

noun

European squid (Loligo vulgaris)

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Meanings

nouncommon squid (plural common squids or common squid)

plural common squids

  1. Squid of two species in the family Loliginidae, common in coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea:
    1. European squid (Loligo vulgaris)
    2. European common squid (Alloteuthis subulata)

Origin

From common + squid, being the commonly found squid in European waters, thus common to the lands where the English language originated, and the stereotypical squid.

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APA

common squid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20squid

MLA

“common squid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20squid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common squid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20squid.

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