cut·tle·fish

[kuht-l-fish]
noun, plural ( especially collectively ) cut·tle·fish ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) cut·tle·fish·es.
any of several cephalopods, especially of the genus Sepia, having eight arms with suckers and two tentacles, and ejecting a black, inklike fluid when in danger.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English codel, Old English cudele cuttlefish + fish

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cuttlefish (ˈkʌtəlˌfɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -fish, -fishes
See also squid Sometimes shortened to: cuttle any cephalopod mollusc of the genus Sepia and related genera, which occur near the bottom of inshore waters and have a broad flattened body: order Decapoda (decapods)

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cuttlefish
O.E. cudele "the cuttlefish;" perhaps related to M.L.G. küdel "container, pocket;" O.N. koddi "cushion, testicle;" and O.E. codd (see cod).
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Example sentences
It was from cuttlefish-the squid's larger, thick-fleshed cousin.
As no such cuttlefish exists, it is probable the creature described was a giant squid.
Among the invertebrates the octopus, squid and cuttlefish are rather brainy.
The technology for doing this is demonstrated daily by members of the octopus and cuttlefish families.
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