Squid /(skwĭd)/

Squid

n.
  1. Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary, Decacerata, Dibranchiata. (Zool.)
  2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.

Phrases & Compounds
Flying squid
See under Flying, and Giant.
Squid hound
the striped bass.