Cuttlefish

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkÊŒ.tÉ™l.fɪʃ/

Origin

From cuttle + fish.

Full definition of cuttlefish

Noun

1. Any of various squidlike cephalopod marine mollusks of the genus that have ten arms and a calcareous internal shell and eject a dark inky fluid when in danger.

Synonyms

• inkfish

Derived terms

• cuttlefish bone