Flying squid

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(Zool.)	an oceanic squid (Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. Sthenoteuthis Bartramii), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel.
(Zool.)	See under Flying, and Giant.

See also: Flying Squid

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No references found			Age, growth and population structure of the jumbo flying squid Dosidicus gigas in Peruvian waters. Contribution to understanding the population structure and maturation ... by Abril, Augusto Cesar Crespi; Morsan, Enrique Mario; Baron, Pedro Jose / Journal of Shellfish Research Three other ommastrephid squids were identified from fish stomach contents; they were two rare prey species, the Atlantic bird squid Ornithoteuthis antillarum and the orangeback flying squid Sthenoteuthis pteropus, as well as the bait, Argentine shortfin squid Illex argentinus. New information from fish diets on the importance of glassy flying ... by Cherel, Yves; Sabatie, Richard; Potier, Michel; Marsac, Francis; Menard, Frederic / Fishery Bulletin Singing Whales and Flying Squid Richard Ellis The Lyons Press PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437 1592288421 $24. Singing Whales and Flying Squid by California Bookwatch			flying head flying jib Flying kites flying lemur Flying level flying lizard flying machine flying mare flying marmot flying mouse flying officer flying opossum Flying party flying phalanger flying picket Flying pinion flying reptile flying robin Flying sap flying saucer flying school Flying shot Flying spider flying squad Flying squadron Flying squid flying squirrel flying start flying time Flying torch flying visit flying wedge flying wing Flying-jib boom flying-spot flyleaf flyman Flynn flyover flypaper flypast flyposting Flysch flyscreen flysheet flyspeck flystrike flyswat flyswatter flyte flytrap			flying saucer flying saucer flying saucer Flying Saucer Working Party Flying saucers Flying saucers flying scaffold Flying Scholarships for the Disabled flying school Flying Schools Flying Schools Flying Schools Flying Schools Flying Scot Sailing Association flying shear flying shelf flying shore Flying shot Flying shuttle Flying Space Monkey Chronicles Flying Spaghetti Monster Flying Spaghetti Monster Club Flying spider flying spot Flying Spot Digitizer Flying spot scanner flying squad Flying Squadron Flying Squadron Operations Center flying squads Flying squid flying squirrel flying squirrel flying squirrel flying squirrel typhus flying squirrel typhus flying squirrel typhus flying squirrel typhus Flying squirrels Flying squirrels Flying squirrels flying start flying start Flying Start Programme for Social Entrepreneurs in Health flying starts flying starts Flying Status Flying Status Code Flying stovepipe Flying stovepipe Flying stovepipe flying switch Flying tail Flying tail Flying Test Bed flying the coop flying the coop flying the coop flying the coop flying the coop Flying the Flag

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