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flamboyant cuttlefish

flamboyant cuttlefish noun: a brightly-coloured species of cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.

flamboyant cuttlefish: a brightly-coloured species of cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters
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Noun

flamboyant cuttlefish (plural flamboyant cuttlefish or flamboyant cuttlefishes)

  1. A brightly-coloured species of cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.
    • The flamboyant cuttlefishes (genus Metasepia) can flash contrasting patches of yellow, white, dark brown and red.2000, Mark Norman, Cephalopods, a World Guide: Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Arctic, Antarctic, Hackenheim: ConchBooks, →ISBN, page 314
    • Flamboyant Cuttlefishes and Nudibranchs2009, Matthias Bergbauer, Robert F. Myers, Manuela Kirschner, Dangerous Marine Animals: Mediterranean, Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, London: A & C Black, →ISBN, page 333
  2. (slang) A swimmer who wears flamboyant clothing, often as a protest or as part of an LGBT-themed swimming competition

Examples of flamboyant cuttlefish in a sentence

  • Like brightly striped caterpillars and spiders, the flamboyant cuttlefish is warning potential predators of its toxic nature.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 175:
  • When disturbed, flamboyant cuttlefishes exhibit bright warning colors.2018, Roger Hanlon, Mike Vecchione, Louise Allcock, Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish: A Visual, Scientific Guide to the Oceans’ Most Advanced...

Forms of flamboyant cuttlefish

pluralflamboyant cuttlefish
pluralflamboyant cuttlefishes

Questions about flamboyant cuttlefish

What does flamboyant cuttlefish mean?
Flamboyant cuttlefish means a brightly-coloured species of cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.
How do you use flamboyant cuttlefish in a sentence?
Like brightly striped caterpillars and spiders, the flamboyant cuttlefish is warning potential predators of its toxic nature.
What part of speech is flamboyant cuttlefish?
Flamboyant cuttlefish is a noun.
What is the plural of flamboyant cuttlefish?
The plural of flamboyant cuttlefish is flamboyant cuttlefish.

Words near flamboyant cuttlefish in the dictionary

  1. flamboyance
  2. flamboyances
  3. flamboyancies
  4. flamboyancy
  5. flamboyant
  6. flamboyant cuttlefish
  7. flamboyant cuttlefishes
  8. flamboyantly
  9. flamboyantness
  10. flamboyants
  11. flamboyer

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