Căl'a-mār or Căl'a-ma-ry, n.

n. [N. Lat. calamarius, Sp. calamar, calamarejo, Fr. calmar, calemar, Pr. calamar, inkstand, It. calamajo, inkstand and inkfish, from Lat. calamus, a reed-pen.] (Zoöl.) An animal of the Cephalopod or Cuttle-fish tribe, belonging to the genus Loligo (L. vulgaris). It has two ink-bladders, the fluid of which it emits when pursued;—called also cuttle-fish and squid. Dana.