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    Is there a consensus collective noun for squid?

    Question #122619. Asked by CliftonClowers. (Jul 24 11 9:58 AM)


    star_gazer

    		Shoal

    http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?10043-Cephalopod-Collective-Noun

    Jul 24 11, 10:34 AM
    AdamM7

    		WikiAnswers says retard. (This maybe some loser's idea of a joke, but I have heard other groups of animals referred to as retards.)

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_collective_noun_for_a_group_of_squid

    A whole bunch of collective names for squid that sound good:

    http://www.squidoo.com/collective-nouns#module45295742

    An audience of squid?

    http://all-sorts.org/nouns/squid

    Jul 24 11, 11:12 AM

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