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Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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squid

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/skwɪd/Used In Literature ↓

Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles

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Common Phrases

. squidgiant squidaxon squidaxons squidsquid giant
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Synonyms

calamarycalamari

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Related Words

octopuscuttlefishaxonaxoplasmbloodtoast

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