Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The pen, calamary, sepiost, or cuttlebone of the squid; the horny endoskeleton of a cuttlefish. See cut under
calamary .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.
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- noun historical A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
- noun zoology
pen , the internalskeleton ofsquid made ofchitin -like material
Etymologies
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Examples
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Called the gladius, it was the classic weapon of the gladiator.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Called the gladius, it was the classic weapon of the gladiator.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Called the gladius, it was the classic weapon of the gladiator.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Called the gladius, it was the classic weapon of the gladiator.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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It would be a Roman short sword called a gladius, about 27 inches long, 2 and a half inches wide, weighing three pounds, with a tapered point for thrusting and two sharp edges for cutting.
Peacemakers: Lionheart 2007
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Now, if it was a squid-like creature, there is a significant chance of finding the fossil remains of the squid pen, which as a fossil remain would be called the gladius.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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In addition to the poetic narratives that had characterized Greek theater, Rome introduced athletic competition, especially that famous genre called gladius a short double-edged sword) in which two men would fight duels with military weapons.
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In addition to the poetic narratives that had characterized Greek theater, Rome introduced athletic competition, especially that famous genre called gladius a short double-edged sword) in which two men would fight duels with military weapons.
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“It is strongly suggested that P. gladius is on the verge of extinction,” the researchers wrote, “and further rigid measures are proposed to save the very few remaining specimens.”
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Now another denizen, the Chinese paddlefish, Psephurus gladius — which measures up to 20 feet long and decades ago was commonly seen leaping above the waters — appears to be on the verge of extinction, if not already gone forever.
mollusque commented on the word gladius
The internal pen of a squid, which could be dipped in ink and used for writing, hence the term lapsus calami, a slip of the squid.
December 4, 2007