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calamary — [kal′ə mer΄ē] n. pl. calamaries [L calamarius, of a writing reed < calamus, a reed, pen: see CALAMUS] a squid: so called from its pen shaped skeleton … English World dictionary
Calamary — Calamar Cal a*mar (k[a^]l [.a]*m[aum]r), Calamary Cal a*ma*ry, ( m[asl]*r[y^]r)n. [LL. calamarium inkstand, fr. L. calamus a reed pen: cf. F. calmar, calemar, pen case, calamar.] (Zo[ o]l.) A cephalopod, belonging to the genus {Loligo} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calamary — noun (plural maries) Etymology: Medieval Latin calamarium Date: 1567 squid … New Collegiate Dictionary
calamary — n. See calamar … New dictionary of synonyms
calamary — cal·a·mary … English syllables
calamary — n. squid … Dictionary of difficult words
calamary — n. (pl. ies) any cephalopod mollusc with a long tapering penlike horny internal shell, esp. a squid of the genus Loligo. Etymology: med.L calamarium pen case f. L calamus pen … Useful english dictionary
Bigfin reef squid — Not to be confused with Bigfin squid. Bigfin reef squid A bigfin reef squid from the Tokyo Sea Life Park, Tokyo, Japan … Wikipedia
Sepioteuthis — Reef squids Sepioteuthis lessoniana Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Calamar — Cal a*mar (k[a^]l [.a]*m[aum]r), Calamary Cal a*ma*ry, ( m[asl]*r[y^]r)n. [LL. calamarium inkstand, fr. L. calamus a reed pen: cf. F. calmar, calemar, pen case, calamar.] (Zo[ o]l.) A cephalopod, belonging to the genus {Loligo} and related genera … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
