SQUID

  1. (acronym) .  '''S'''uperconducting '''qu'''antum '''i'''nterference '''d'''evice. A sensor that uses certain quantum effects to detect small magnetic fields.
  2. Noun.  Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order ''Teuthida'', having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles.
  3. Noun.  (context, mildly) A sailor in the Navy.
  4. Noun.  (UK, slang) A quid; one pound sterling.
  5. Noun.  (slang, motorcycling) A motorcyclist characterized by lack of riding gear, reckless/careless/unsafe riding, especially of sport bikers..

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