2 definitions
for Cuttlefish
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cuttle \Cut"tle\ (k[u^]t"t'l), Cuttlefish \Cut"tle*fish`\
(-f[i^]sh`), n. [OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G.
kuttelfish; cf. G. k["o]tel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts,
G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwi[thorn] womb, Goth.
qi[thorn]us belly, womb.]
1. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus Sepia, having an
internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with
denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its
prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate
cephalopods generally.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It has an ink bag, opening into the siphon, from which,
when pursued, it throws out a dark liquid that clouds
the water, enabling it to escape observation.
[1913 Webster]
2. A foul-mouthed fellow. "An you play the saucy cuttle with
me." --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
cuttlefish
n : ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as
the body and a large calcareous internal shell [syn: cuttle]
[also: cuttlefishes (pl)]
