cuttlefish
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of cuttlefish
1400–50; late Middle English codel, Old English cudele cuttlefish + fish
Vocabulary lists containing cuttlefish
Marine Biology - Middle School
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Marine Biology - High School
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Cuttlefish hails from the Mediterranean and looks like a mix of squid and octopus.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2021
The Cuttlefish, a firm with expertise in high-tech immersion experiences, was brought on for what its founder, Evan Schechtman, described on a recent tour of the site as a “shed décor project.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021
Cuttlefish live only a single year, maybe two.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021
Cuttlefish and their kin form tentacles by deploying the same genes that direct the growth of arms in humans and legs in spiders — despite the fact that these animal groups evolved limbs independently.
From Nature • Jun. 20, 2019
"I trust I have now made myself perfectly clear?" observed the Cuttlefish, after discharging his ink.
From A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... by Jabberjee, Hurry Bungsho
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