Somewhat flattened cylindrical squid

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Loligo \Lo*li"go\, n. [L., cuttle fish.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of cephalopods, including numerous species of squids, common on the coasts of America and Europe. They are much used for fish bait.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Loligo is a genus of squids and one of the most representative and widely distributed groups of myopsid squids . The genus was first described by Jean Baptiste Lamarck in 1798. However, the name had been used earlier than Lamarck ( Schneider , 1784; Linnaeus ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A member of the ''Loligo'' genus of cephalopods; a squid.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. somewhat flattened cylindrical squid