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ALL meanings of cuttlefish

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  • countable noun cuttlefish A cuttlefish is a sea animal that has a soft body and a hard shell inside. 3
  • noun cuttlefish 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) 3
  • noun cuttlefish 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 3
  • noun cuttlefish cephalopod similar to a squid 1
  • noun plural cuttlefish 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. 1
  • noun cuttlefish A swimming marine mollusk that resembles a broad squid, having eight arms and two long tentacles that are used for grabbing prey. Its internal skeleton is cuttlebone, which it uses for adjusting buoyancy. 1
  • noun cuttlefish Any of various 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. 0
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