"squidling" meaning in All languages combined

See squidling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: squidlings [plural]
Etymology: From squid + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|squid|ling}} squid + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} squidling (plural squidlings)
  1. A small or young squid. Categories (lifeform): Squid

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for squidling meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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          "ref": "2010, Alan Bradley, The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag",
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