calamary

[ kal-uh-mer-ee, -muh-ree ]

/ ˈkæl əˌmɛr i, -mə ri /

a squid, especially of the genus Loligo.

Also cal·a·mar

[kal-uh-mahr] /ˈkæl əˌmɑr/.

Origin of calamary

1560–70; apparently < Latin calamārius (see calamari), though the metaphor may be dependent on a popular form such as Italian calamaro

The only doubt I have is whether the fisherman correctly described his assailant as an octopus, and whether it was not a calamary.

Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained |Henry Lee
Squid, skwid, n. a kind of cuttle-fish or calamary: a lure used in trolling for fish.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various
It seldom exceeds four or five inches in length, and, like the Calamary, is used largely as a bait by fishermen.

The Sea Shore |William S. Furneaux
An animal allied to the cuttle-fish, belonging to the class Cephalopoda; the calamary or Loligo of naturalists.

The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth

A name for the calamary, Loligo vulgaris, an animal allied to the cuttle-fish.

The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth