cuttle

ˈkʌtəl

Definition

Definition of cuttle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

Rare

marine animal with ten arms and an internal shell

Rare

The cuttle is known for its unique ability to change color.

cuttlefish

inkfish

sepia

historical tool

Rare

knife used in historical contexts

Rare

He carried a cuttle for carving wood.

blade

cutter

knife

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marine animal with ten arms and an internal shell
knife used in historical contexts

Origin of cuttle

Old English, cudele (cuttlefish)

Examples of cuttle in a sentence

Fishermen often catch cuttle for their ink.
The cuttle was essential for daily tasks in medieval times.
Craftsmen valued the cuttle for its versatility.

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French:seiche, couteau, ...
German:Tintenfisch, historisches Messer, ...
Italian:seppia, coltello, ...
Spanish:sepia, cuchillo antiguo, ...
Portuguese:choco, faca histórica, ...
Chinese:墨鱼, 小刀, ...
Japanese:コウイカ, ...
Arabic:حَبَّار, سكين تاريخية, ...
Hebrew:דְּיוֹנוּן, כְּלִי חִיתּוּךְ הִיסטוֹרִי, ...
Russian:каракатица, резак, ...
Ukrainian:каракатиця, ніж, ...
Hindi:कटल, पुराना चाकू, ...
Bengali:কাটল, ...
Catalan:sèpia, ganivet històric, ...
Czech:sépie, nůž, ...
Danish:sepia, kniv, ...
Dutch:zeekat, historisch mes, ...
Greek:σουπιά, ιστορικό μαχαίρι, ...
Hungarian:tintahal, faragókés, ...
Khmer:មឹកកាត់ថល, កាំបិតបុរាណសម្រាប់ឆ្លាក់ឈើ, ...
Korean:갑오징어, 커틀, ...
Persian:ماهی مرکب, چاقوی تاریخی, ...
Polish:mątwa, nóż, ...
Portuguese (BR):choco, cutelo, ...
Romanian:sepia, cuțit, ...
Swedish:sepiabläckfisk, skärkniv, ...
Thai:หมึกกระดอง, มีดคัตเทิล, ...
Turkish:mürekkep balığı, bıçak, ...
Vietnamese:mực nang, dao cắt, ...

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