calamary
/kal-uh-mer-ee, -muh-ree/US // ˈkæl əˌmɛr i, -mə ri //
灾祸,灾难,灾难性的,劫难
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural cal·a·mar·ies.
- : a squid, especially of the genus Loligo.
Examples
It seldom exceeds four or five inches in length, and, like the Calamary, is used largely as a bait by fishermen.
Squid, skwid, n. a kind of cuttle-fish or calamary: a lure used in trolling for fish.
The octopus, the sepia, and the calamary are all constructed on one fundamental plan.
The only doubt I have is whether the fisherman correctly described his assailant as an octopus, and whether it was not a calamary.
His description of it is exceedingly vague, but is strongly indicative of a great calamary.
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