Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pencil squid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
pen-cil squid
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various species of squid in the taxonomic family Loliginidae.

Inflected Forms

pencil squids (plural)

Questions

What does pencil squid mean?
Any of various species of squid in the taxonomic family Loliginidae.

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