squid

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squid [noun]

a sea creature with a long body and ten arms situated around the mouth, or this animal eaten as food

US /skwɪd/ 
UK /skwɪd/ 

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

squid

 noun (plural squid or squids)
a sea animal that we eat, with a soft body and ten long parts (called tentacles)

 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

squid

squid /skwɪd/ BrE AmE noun (plural squid or squids) [countable]

a sea creature with a long soft body and ten arms around its mouth

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

squid

squid [squid squids squidded squidding]   [skwɪd]    [skwɪd]  noun countable, uncountable (pl. squid or squids)
a sea creature that has a long soft body, eight arms and two tentacles (= long thin parts like arms) around its mouth, and that is sometimes used for food 
Word Origin:

late 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

squid / skwɪd / noun [ C or U ] ( plural squid )

squid

a sea creature with a long body and ten arms situated around the mouth, or this animal eaten as food

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

squid

[skwɪ̱d]
 squids
 N-COUNT
 (squid can also be used as the plural form.)
 A squid is a sea creature with a long soft body and many soft arms called tentacles.
 N-UNCOUNT
 Squid is pieces of this creature eaten as food. Add the prawns and squid and cook for 2 minutes.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

squid

squid /ˈskwɪd/ noun, pl squid or squids [count] : a sea animal that has a long, thin, soft body and 10 long arms