Definition of "gladius" [‖Gla•di•us]

• A Roman sword roughly two feet long. (noun)
• Pen, the internal skeleton of squid made of chitin-like material (noun)

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• "Called the gladius, it was the classic weapon of the gladiator."
• "It would be a Roman short sword called a gladius, about 27 inches long, 2 and a half inches wide, weighing three pounds, with a tapered point for thrusting and two sharp edges for cutting."
• "Now, if it was a squid-like creature, there is a significant chance of finding the fossil remains of the squid pen, which as a fossil remain would be called the gladius."