Meaning of Cuttlefish | Babel Free
ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃDefinitions
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.
countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Čeština
sépie
Dansk
blæksprutte
Ελληνικά
σουπιά
Esperanto
sepio
Suomi
seepia
Français
seiche
Gaeilge
gunnadóir
Gàidhlig
eo
עברית
דְּיוֹנוּן
Հայերեն
թանաքաձուկ
Bahasa Indonesia
sotong
Italiano
seppia
ខ្មែរ
យៀវហ៊ឺ
ລາວ
ປາໝຶກ
മലയാളം
കണവ
Bahasa Melayu
sotong katak
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ကင်းမွန်
Nederlands
zeekat
Română
sepie
Русский
каракатица
Svenska
bläckfisk
தமிழ்
கணவாய்
Türkçe
mürekkep balığı
Examples
“Cuttle-fish, spiced oysters, sea hedge-hogs, and lobsters were among the ingredients of love-potions that reputed thaumaturgist Apuleius [...] was accused of have prepared in order to win the love of a widow.”
“Fossilised ink sacs are more conclusively known from the extinct “soft-bodied” Coleoidea cephalopods in groups Belemitida (including belemnites with bullet-like internal skeletons commonly found as fossils) and Phragmoteuthida as well as from squid, octopus and cuttlefish fossils.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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