CUTTLEFISH


Meaning of CUTTLEFISH in English

/ ˈkʌtlfɪʃ; NAmE / noun

( pl. cuttle·fish ) a sea creature with ten arms and a wide flat shell inside its body, that produces a black substance like ink when it is attacked

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from cuttle + fish .

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