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cuttlefish 音标拼音: [k'ʌtəlf ,ɪʃ] n. 墨鱼,乌贼 墨鱼,乌贼 cuttlefish n 1: ten- armed oval- bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell [ synonym: { cuttlefish}, { cuttle}] Cuttle \ Cut" tle\ ( k[ u^] t" t' l), Cuttlefish \ Cut" tle* fish`\ (- f[ i^] sh`), n. [ OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G. kuttelfish; cf. G. k[" o] tel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts, G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwi[ thorn] womb, Goth. qi[ thorn] us belly, womb.] 1. ( Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus { Sepia}, having an internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate cephalopods generally. [ 1913 Webster] Note: It has an ink bag, opening into the siphon, from which, when pursued, it throws out a dark liquid that clouds the water, enabling it to escape observation. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A foul- mouthed fellow. " An you play the saucy cuttle with me." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
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