loliginid

loliginid
/lol'i jin"id/, n.
any member of the squid family Loliginidae, having an elongated conical body and partially retractable tentacles.
[ < NL Loliginidae family name, equiv. to loligin- (s. of Loligo the type genus, L lolligo squid) + -idae -ID2]

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