Cuttlefish Definition

kŭtl-fĭsh
cuttlefishes
noun
cuttlefishes
Any of a family (Sepiidae) of cephalopods that have suckers on their eight arms and two tentacles, a hard internal shell, large complex eyes, and a water-ejecting jetlike siphon for locomotion: when in danger, most cuttlefishes eject a dark-brown, inklike fluid.
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Noun

Singular:
cuttlefish
Plural:
cuttlefishes

Origin of Cuttlefish

  • Middle English codel, cotil cuttlefish (from Old English cudele) fish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From cuttle +‎ fish.

    From Wiktionary

Cuttlefish Sentence Examples

  • Small cuttlefish are in common use as an article of diet.

  • The food of sperm-whales consists mainly of squid and cuttlefish, but also comprises fish of considerable size.

  • However not many people have seen a live cuttlefish.

  • The mature cuttlefish should be fed a varied diet to maintain their health and growth rate.

  • They include shad, rock cod, mackerel, mullet, bream and soles; sharks, stingrays, cuttlefish and the octopus are also common in the waters off the coast of Natal.

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