cuttlefish
[ kuht-l-fish ]
/ ˈkʌt lˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural (especially collectively) cut·tle·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cut·tle·fish·es.
any of several cephalopods, especially of the genus Sepia, having eight arms with suckers and two tentacles, and ejecting a black, inklike fluid when in danger.
Origin of cuttlefish
Words nearby cuttlefish
cutting oil,
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cutting stylus,
cuttle,
cuttlebone,
cuttlefish,
cutty,
cutty grass,
cutty sark,
cutty stool,
cuttyhunk
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British Dictionary definitions for cuttlefish
cuttlefish
/ (ˈkʌtəlˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any cephalopod mollusc of the genus Sepia and related genera, which occur near the bottom of inshore waters and have a broad flattened body: order Decapoda (decapods)
Sometimes shortened to: cuttle See also squid 1