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long-armed squid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
long-armed squid
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bigfin squid (“Any member of the genus Magnapinna of rarely seen squid, characterized by extremely long arms and tentacles, and being the only squid known to inhabit the hadal zone of the ocean.”).

noun

A species of chiroteuthid squid, Chiroteuthis veranii, having exceptionally long arms, and a total adult length of 130 cm (51 in).

Etymology

From long + armed + squid.

Inflected Forms

long-armed squids (plural)

Synonyms

bigfin squid

Questions

What does long-armed squid mean?
Synonym of bigfin squid (“Any member of the genus Magnapinna of rarely seen squid, characterized by extremely long arms and tentacles, and being the only squid known to inhabit the hadal zone of the ocean.”).
Where does long-armed squid come from?
From long + armed + squid.

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