noun · countable / uncountable · rare

cuttlefish

cut·tle·fish

cuttlefish · cuttlefishes · cuttlefish

каракатиця

каракатица

Tintenfisch

Any squid-like cephalopods of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable…Any 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.

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UK/ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃ/US/ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ/

» Let us weigh one catty of cuttlefish.

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)Any 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.
Tintenfisch, Kuttelfisch
карака́тицаkarakática
карака́тицяkarakátycja

More definitions

ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell

Examples

6 sentences

Let us weigh one catty of cuttlefish.
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This cuttlefish has started to lose its freshness.
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You can buy cuttlefish at the fish market.
ruНа рыбном базаре можно купить каракатицу. — Selena777
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Some cuttlefish have shells.
ruНекоторые каракатицы имеют раковины. — Selena777
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A cuttlefish has ten arms.
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