cuttlefish

[kuht-l-fish] Origin

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)
 
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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