cuttlefish

== English == === Etymology === From cuttle +‎ fish. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ/, (common but proscribed) /-təɹ-/, [-ɾ(ə)l] Hyphenation: cut‧tle‧fish === Noun === cuttlefish (countable and uncountable, plural cuttlefishes or 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. Synonyms: cuttle, inkfish, sepia Hypernyms: cephalopod < mollusc < animal < organism < creature Hyponym: flamboyant cuttlefish Coordinate terms: octopus, squid, nautilus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====