calamary

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kalamar
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Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen
They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies
(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
There are many species
A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera
In America they are called squids
calamary

    Hyphenation

    cal·a·ma·ry

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'ka-l&-"mer-E ] (noun.) 1567. Medieval Latin calamarium.
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