MEANING
A marine mollusk with eight arms, two feeding tentacles, and a broad internal shell called a cuttlebone.
Use it for
identifying a broad-bodied relative of squid; describing an animal changing its skin patterns; distinguishing cuttlefish from octopusesDistinguishes a cuttlebone-bearing cephalopod from squid and octopuses. Writing functions: Color-changing marine cephalopod.
Words that belong together
- cuttlefish camouflage
- a cuttlefish’s arms
- cuttlefish ink
On the page
The cuttlefish changed from sand-colored to dark brown as it crossed the reef.
A cuttlefish hovered above the bottom with its fins rippling.
Word forms
- Base
- cuttlefish
Usage notes
Countable noun: cuttlefish; plural cuttlefish, also cuttlefishes when distinguishing kinds. Register: neutral. Commonness: moderately common (dictionary-informed qualitative editorial estimate; not a measured frequency).
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