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cuttlefish
noun cut·tle·fish \-ˌfish\
Definition of CUTTLEFISH
: any of various marine cephalopod mollusks (order Sepioidea, especially genus Sepia) having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles and differing from the related squid in having a calcified internal shell
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Origin of CUTTLEFISH
Middle English cotul + English fish
First Known Use: circa 1828
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CUTTLEFISH Defined for Kids
cuttlefish
noun cut·tle·fish \ˈkə-təl-ˌfish\
Definition of CUTTLEFISH for Kids
: a sea animal with ten arms that is related to the squid and octopus
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