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calamary definition

cala·mary (kal′ə mer′ē)

noun pl. calamaries -·mar′·ies

a squid: so called from its pen-shaped skeleton

Etymology: L calamarius, of a writing reed < calamus, a reed, pen: see calamus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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