calamary

calamary has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• n.. A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies. Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called squids. See Squid.
• n.. (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food