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cuttlefish

American  
[kuht-l-fish] / ˈkʌt lˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

cuttlefish,

plural

cuttlefishes

  1. 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.

cuttlefish British  
/ ˈkʌtəlˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: cuttle.  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) See also squid 1

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Etymology

Origin of cuttlefish

1400–50; late Middle English codel, Old English cudele cuttlefish + fish

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