cuttlefish
noun /ˈkʌtlfɪʃ/
/ˈkʌtlfɪʃ/
(plural cuttlefish)
- a sea creature with eight arms, two tentacles (= long thin parts like arms) and a wide flat shell inside its body. It produces a black substance like ink when it is attacked.Topics Fish and shellfishc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from cuttle + fish.