cuttlefish

English
cuttlefish

Etymology

From cuttle +‎ fish.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ/, (common but proscribed) /-təɹ-/, [-ɾ(ə)l]
  • Hyphenation: tle‧fish

Noun

cuttlefish (countable and uncountable, plural cuttlefishes or cuttlefish)

  1. any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
    Synonyms: cuttle, inkfish, sepia

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