cuttlefish
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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» Let us weigh one catty of cuttlefish.
Aphima · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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
- ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
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Origin
From cuttle + fish.From cuttle + fish.
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Forms
plural: cuttlefishes / cuttlefish| Singular | cuttlefish |
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| Plural | cuttlefishes / cuttlefish |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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