SQUID

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SQUID,

n.pr acronym for superconducting quantum interference device. A device used to record the brain's biomagnetic fields.

squid

large marine invertebrate with eight arms with suckers, and two supplementary tentacles, almost suckerless, used for catching prey. Are members of the family Teuthoidea and there are a number of genera including Loligo spp. with many species and Architeuthis spp. the giant squids.

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