cuttlefish
Americannoun
noun
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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Example Sentences
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Cuttlefish hails from the Mediterranean and looks like a mix of squid and octopus.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2021
Brookfield and the Cuttlefish turned to Adirondack Studios, a fabrication firm that helped create “Star Wars” and “Frozen” attractions at Disney properties in Orlando, Florida.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021
Cuttlefish can see through the walls of their translucent homes into neighboring tanks of prey animals, and after they hatch, they much prefer the prey that they saw while unborn.
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
“Yes, he treated us like dogs aboard th’ Cuttlefish.
From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd
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