Definition of cuttlefish in English:

cuttlefish

nounPlural cuttlefishesˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃˈkədlˌfɪʃ

A swimming marine mollusc that resembles a broad-bodied squid, having eight arms and two long tentacles that are used for grabbing prey. Its internal skeleton is the familiar cuttlebone, which it uses for adjusting buoyancy.
Order Sepioidea, class Cephalopoda: Sepia and other genera
Example sentencesExamples
- Nautilus shells are often used decoratively, and the internal shell of a cuttlefish, or cuttle bone, is sold in the pet trade as a calcium source for birds.
- Both cuttlefish and squid may be called inkfish.
- The whale's prey includes squid, cuttlefish, herring, and sea stars, or starfish.
- Ammonoids are descendants of the extinct, primitive coiled nautiloids and they are extinct relatives of modern squid, octopus, cuttlefish, and nautilus.
- Her current experiments on learning suggest that both cephalopods do well with spatial learning; cuttlefishes seem to learn their way around a maze with the same facility as octopuses.

Origin

Late 16th century: from cuttle + fish¹.

Definition of cuttlefish in US English:

cuttlefish

nounˈkədlˌfiSHˈkədlˌfɪʃ

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.
Order Sepioidea, class Cephalopoda: Sepia and other genera
Example sentencesExamples
- Her current experiments on learning suggest that both cephalopods do well with spatial learning; cuttlefishes seem to learn their way around a maze with the same facility as octopuses.
- Ammonoids are descendants of the extinct, primitive coiled nautiloids and they are extinct relatives of modern squid, octopus, cuttlefish, and nautilus.
- Both cuttlefish and squid may be called inkfish.
- Nautilus shells are often used decoratively, and the internal shell of a cuttlefish, or cuttle bone, is sold in the pet trade as a calcium source for birds.
- The whale's prey includes squid, cuttlefish, herring, and sea stars, or starfish.

Origin

Late 16th century: from cuttle + fish.

单词	cuttlefish
释义	Definition of cuttlefish in English: cuttlefish nounPlural cuttlefishesˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃˈkədlˌfɪʃ A swimming marine mollusc that resembles a broad-bodied squid, having eight arms and two long tentacles that are used for grabbing prey. Its internal skeleton is the familiar cuttlebone, which it uses for adjusting buoyancy. Order Sepioidea, class Cephalopoda: Sepia and other genera Example sentencesExamples Nautilus shells are often used decoratively, and the internal shell of a cuttlefish, or cuttle bone, is sold in the pet trade as a calcium source for birds. Both cuttlefish and squid may be called inkfish. The whale's prey includes squid, cuttlefish, herring, and sea stars, or starfish. Ammonoids are descendants of the extinct, primitive coiled nautiloids and they are extinct relatives of modern squid, octopus, cuttlefish, and nautilus. Her current experiments on learning suggest that both cephalopods do well with spatial learning; cuttlefishes seem to learn their way around a maze with the same facility as octopuses. Origin Late 16th century: from cuttle + fish¹. Definition of cuttlefish in US English: cuttlefish nounˈkədlˌfiSHˈkədlˌfɪʃ 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. Order Sepioidea, class Cephalopoda: Sepia and other genera Example sentencesExamples Her current experiments on learning suggest that both cephalopods do well with spatial learning; cuttlefishes seem to learn their way around a maze with the same facility as octopuses. Ammonoids are descendants of the extinct, primitive coiled nautiloids and they are extinct relatives of modern squid, octopus, cuttlefish, and nautilus. Both cuttlefish and squid may be called inkfish. Nautilus shells are often used decoratively, and the internal shell of a cuttlefish, or cuttle bone, is sold in the pet trade as a calcium source for birds. The whale's prey includes squid, cuttlefish, herring, and sea stars, or starfish. Origin Late 16th century: from cuttle + fish.
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