Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pygmy squid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: pygmy squid
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cephalopod of the family Idiosepiidae, including the northern pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) and the southern pygmy squid (Xipholeptos notoides).

Example Sentences

"Pygmy squid spend most of their lives stuck to blades of seaweed with an absolutely fantastic little glue gland."

Inflected Forms

pygmy squids (plural)

Questions

What does pygmy squid mean?: A cephalopod of the family Idiosepiidae, including the northern pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) and the southern pygmy squid (Xipholeptos notoides).

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