Calamary
a squid, especially of the genus Loligo.
Historical Examples
Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained Henry Lee
The Sailor’s Word-Book William Henry Smyth
The Sea Shore William S. Furneaux
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
The Sailor’s Word-Book William Henry Smyth
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) Various
Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained Henry Lee
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