cuttlefish

ˈkʌtəlˌfɪʃ

Definition

Definition of cuttlefish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animalsmarine animal with an internal shell that can squirt dark ink

A cuttlefish squirted ink to escape the predator.

cuttle

cephalopod

TECH.

marine animal with eight arms, two tentacles, and an internal shell

TECH.

A cuttlefish can change its color to blend in.

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Images of cuttlefish

marine animal with an internal shell that can squirt dark ink
marine animal with eight arms, two tentacles, and an internal shell

Expressions with cuttlefish

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cuttlefish bone

hard white shell inside a cuttlefish's body

The cuttlefish bone helps the animal float.

flamboyant cuttlefish

brightly-coloured species of cuttlefish in tropical waters

The flamboyant cuttlefish is known for its vivid colors.

Origin of cuttlefish

Old English, cudele (cuttle) + fisc (fish)

Terms with cuttlefish included in their meaning

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sepia

art

dark brown pigment originally from cuttlefish ink

sepia

marine

cuttlefish species with broad body, eight arms, and internal shell

cuttlebone

birds

calcareous internal shell of a cuttlefish used for birds

inkfish

marine

cuttlefish known for its ink

cuttlefish bone

marine

hard white shell inside a cuttlefish's body

flamboyant cuttlefish

marine

brightly-coloured species of cuttlefish in tropical waters

Examples of cuttlefish in a sentence

Divers spotted a cuttlefish gliding near the coral.
Fishermen caught a large cuttlefish yesterday.
The aquarium's cuttlefish displayed mesmerizing skin patterns.

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French:seiche, ...
German:Sepia, ...
Italian:seppia, calamaro, ...
Spanish:sepia, calamar de concha interna, ...
Portuguese:choco, sepia, ...
Chinese:墨鱼, ...
Japanese:コウイカ, 墨烏賊, ...
Arabic:حَبَّار, سِبِّيدِية, ...
Hebrew:סְבִידָה, דְּיוֹנוּן, ...
Russian:каракатица, сепия, ...
Ukrainian:каракатиця, ...
Hindi:कटलफिश, कटलफ़िश, ...
Bengali:কাটলফিশ, সমুদ্রের আট বাহু ও দুই শুড়বিশিষ্ট প্রাণী, ...
Catalan:sípia, sepieta, ...
Czech:sépie, ...
Danish:kalkblæksprutte, kalkunblæksprutte, ...
Dutch:zeekat, ...
Greek:σουπιά, ...
Hungarian:tintahal, szépia, ...
Khmer:មឹកកាត់ថល, មឹកសមុទ្រមានឆ្អឹងក្នុង, ...
Korean:갑오징어, ...
Persian:ماهی مرکب, ...
Polish:mątwa, ...
Portuguese (BR):choco, sepia, ...
Romanian:sepie, sepia, ...
Swedish:bläckfisk, kuttlefisk, ...
Thai:หมึกกระดอง, ...
Turkish:mürekkep balığı, ...
Vietnamese:mực nang, ...

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