European squid
Loligo vulgaris
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- European squid
Origin uncertain ↳ Possibly from sailors' variant of squirt (ink ejection)
Named for ink used with reed pens. Etymological cousin of kalem (pen) - both from Semitic root #ḳlm (reed).
Same species, different names
CalamaroItaly
European squidInternational
KalamarTurkish Aegean
ΚαλαμάριGreece
τευθίςAncient Greece
حبارEgypt
كلماريEgypt