Definition of vampire squid in English:
vampire squid
nounPlural vampire squids
A small cephalopod having a dark body covered in light-producing organs, large reddish eyes, and a web of skin connecting the arms.
The vampire squid is the sole surviving member of the order Vampyromorphida
Example sentencesExamples
- Chemosynthetic archaea that cluster around geothermal vents, ghostly pale crabs, red-lipped tube worms; viperfish, bioluminescent anglerfish, basket stars, vampire squid.
- The vampire squid, however, is not a blood-thirsty predator as its name suggests.
- Thin skin connects the vampire squid's tentacles.
- The bay is home to squids including the giant squid, the seven-arm octopus (the largest in the world) and the bizarre vampire squid.
- In the Monterey Submarine Canyon at depths of 2,100 feet (645 meters) and more, is a cold, dark world inhabited by strange creatures including vampire squid and football fish.