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cuttlefishes

cuttlefishes is the plural of cuttlefish.

Meaning of cuttlefish

Noun

cuttlefish (countable and uncountable, plural cuttlefishes or cuttlefish)

  1. 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.
    • 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.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 72
    Synonyms:
    cuttle, inkfish, sepia

Phrases with cuttlefishes

Questions about cuttlefishes

What is cuttlefishes the plural of?
Cuttlefishes is the plural of cuttlefish.

Words near cuttlefishes in the dictionary

  1. cuttlebone
  2. cuttlebones
  3. cuttlefish
  4. cuttlefish bone
  5. cuttlefish bones
  6. cuttlefishes
  7. cuttles
  8. cutto
  9. cuttoe
  10. cuttoes
  11. cuttos

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