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Word: Cuttlefish
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from cuttle+ fish
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkʌtlfɪʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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.
Short Definition:swimming marine mollusc that resembles broad-bodied squid
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