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Loligo

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Lo-li′go

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Noun.
[L., cuttle fish.]
(Zool.)
A genus of cephalopods, including numerous species of squids, common on the coasts of America and Europe. They are much used for fish bait.
Void of care, he
lolls
supine in state.
Dryden.
2.
To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or a log when heated with labor or exertion.
The triple porter of the Stygian seat,
With
lolling
tongue, lay fawning at thy feet.
Dryden.
3.
To let the tongue hang from the mouth, as an ox, dog, or other animal, when heated by labor;
as, the ox stood
lolling
in the furrow
.

Definition 2024

Loligo

Loligo

See also: loligo

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Loligo f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Loliginidae – typical squid.

See also

  • See Wikipedia for species

loligo

loligo

See also: Loligo

English

Wikispecies

Noun

loligo ‎(plural loligos)

  1. A member of the Loligo genus of cephalopods; a squid.
    • 1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus:
      the learned may consider the Crystalline humour of the eye in the cuttle fish and Loligo.
    • 1882, Popular Science (volume 21, number 46, October 1882, page 755)
      […] the loligos or squids, the sepias, and the argonauts or paper nautili, are among the best known of its representatives.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • lōllīgō

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /loːˈliː.ɡoː/, [ɫoːˈliː.ɡoː]

Noun

lōlīgō f ‎(genitive lōlīginis); third declension

  1. a squid
  2. a cuttlefish

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative lōlīgō lōlīginēs
genitive lōlīginis lōlīginum
dative lōlīginī lōlīginibus
accusative lōlīginem lōlīginēs
ablative lōlīgine lōlīginibus
vocative lōlīgō lōlīginēs

Synonyms

Related terms

References

Etymology

Latin lōlīgō ‎(“squid, cuttlefish”)

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