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Gladius

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Gla´di`us
n.1.(Zool.) The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.


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Growing to half a ton and up to 12 feet long, Xiphias gladius uses its rapier-like upper jaw appendage to slash through schools of fish and squid when feeding.
Dueling Over Declining Swordfish by Lydecker, Ryck / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
Made of a material like that of human fingernails, the gladius is the squid's only body support.
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