Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loligo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: loli-go
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Loligo genus of cephalopods; a squid.

Example Sentences

"the learned may consider the Crystalline humour of the eye in the cuttle fish and Loligo."
"[…]the loligos or squids, the sepias, and the argonauts or paper nautili, are among the best known of its representatives."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lōlīgō.

Inflected Forms

loligos (plural)

Questions

What does loligo mean?: A member of the Loligo genus of cephalopods; a squid.
Where does loligo come from?: Borrowed from Latin lōlīgō.

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