cuttlefish
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cuttlefish
- /ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃ/ UK
- /ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ/ US
- /-təɹ-/ US
- [-ɾ(ə)l] US
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From cuttle + fish.
noun cuttlefishes · cuttlefish
- 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. Cuttle-fish, spiced oysters, sea hedge-hogs, and lobsters were among the ingredients of love-potions that reputed thaumaturgist Apuleius [...] was accused of have prepared in order to win the love of a widow.
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noun any of various squidlike mollusks
| Español | jibia, sepia, choco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오징어 ojing'eo |
| 日本語 | イカ ika, 烏賊 ika |
| 中文 | 烏賊 /乌贼 wūzéi |
| हिन्दी | समुद्रफेनी samudraphenī |
| Português | choco, siba, sépia |
| Français | seiche |
| Deutsch | Tintenfisch, Kuttelfisch |
| Italiano | seppia |
| Ελληνικά | σουπιά soupiá |
| Română | sepie |
| Русский | карака́тица karakática |
| Tiếng Việt | mực nang |
| العربية | حَبَّار ḥabbār |
| עברית | דְּיוֹנוּן |
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@misc{cuttlefish_2026,
title = {cuttlefish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuttlefish},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
