pygmy squid

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Noun

pygmy squid (plural pygmy squids or pygmy squid)

  1. A cephalopod of the family Idiosepiidae, including the northern pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) and the southern pygmy squid (Xipholeptos notoides).
    • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 173:
      Pygmy squid spend most of their lives stuck to blades of seaweed with an absolutely fantastic little glue gland.