Gladius vs. Squid — What's the Difference?

Gladius (Latin: [ˈɡɫad̪iʊs̠]) is a Latin word meaning "sword" (of any type), but in its narrow sense, it refers to the sword of ancient Roman foot soldiers. Early ancient Roman swords were similar to those of the Greeks, called xiphe (plural; singular xiphos).

Squid are cephalopods in the superorder Decapodiformes with elongated bodies, large eyes, eight arms and two tentacles. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, and a mantle.

(historical) A Roman sword roughly two feet long.

A device that measures minute changes in magnetic flux by means of one or more Josephson junctions, often used to detect extremely small changes in magnetic fields, electric currents, and voltages.

(zoology) A pen, a hard internal bodypart of certain cephalopods, made of chitin-like material.

Any of various marine cephalopod mollusks of several families of the superorder Decapodiformes (or Decabrachia), having a usually elongated body, eight arms and two tentacles, a reduced or absent internal shell, and a pair of fins.

The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.

Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles

A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.

A sailor in the Navy.

A quid; one pound sterling.

A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear.

(angling) To fish with the kind of hook called a squid.

(parachuting) To cause squidding an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth.

Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary, Decacerata, Dibranchiata.

A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.

(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

Widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins