English-Thai Dictionary

cuttlefish

N ปลาหมึก  pla-muek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CUTTLE, CUTTLE-FISH

n. 1. A genus of mollusca, called Sepia. They have small arms, with serrated cups, by which they lay fast hold of any thing. They have also two tentacula longer than the arms; the mouth is int he center of the arms, and is horny, and hooked like the bill of a hawk. They feed on sprats, lobsters and other shell-fish. They have a little bladder under the throat, [near the liver, Cuvier,] from which, when pursued, they throw out a black liquor that darkens the water, by which means they escape. Hence cuttle is used for a foul-mouthed fellow; one who blackens the character of another.
2. A knife. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CUTTLE

Cut "tle (kt "t'l ), n. Etym: [OF. cultel, coltel, coutel, fr. L.cultellus. See Cutlass. ]

 

Defn: A knife. [Obs. ] Bale.

 

CUTTLE; CUTTLEFISH

Cut "tle (kt "t'l ), Cut "tle *fish ` (-fsh `), n. Etym: [OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G. kuttelfish; cf. G. k, D. keutel, dirt from the guts, G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwip womb, Gith. qipus belly, womb. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

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.

 

2. A foul-mouthed fellow. "An you play the saucy cuttle me. " Shak.

 

CUTTLE BONE

CUTTLE BONE Cut "tle bone ` (bn `).

 

Defn: The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cuttle

cut tle |ˈkətl ˈkədl | ▶noun a cuttlefish. ORIGIN Old English cudele ‘cuttlefish, ’ of Germanic origin; related to codd ‘bag, ’ with reference to its ink bag.

 

cuttlebone

cut tle bone |ˈkətlˌbōn ˈkədlboʊn | ▶noun the flattened oval internal skeleton of the cuttlefish, which is made of white, lightweight, chalky material. It is used as a dietary supplement for caged birds and for making casts for precious metal items.

 

cuttlefish

cut tle fish |ˈkətlˌfiSH ˈkədlˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or cuttlefishes ) a swimming marine mollusk that resembles a broad squid, having eight arms and two long tentacles that are used for grabbing prey. Its internal skeleton is cuttlebone, which it uses for adjusting buoyancy. [Order Sepioidea, class Cephalopoda: Sepia and other genera. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from cuttle + fish 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

cuttle

cut ¦tle |ˈkʌt (ə )l | ▶noun a cuttlefish. ORIGIN Old English cudele ‘cuttlefish ’, of Germanic origin; related to codd ‘bag ’, with reference to its ink bag.

 

cuttlebone

cuttle |bone |ˈkʌtlbəʊn | ▶noun the flattened oval internal skeleton of the cuttlefish, which is made of white lightweight chalky material. It is used as a dietary supplement for cage birds and for making casts for precious metal items.

 

cuttlefish

cuttle |fish |ˈkʌt (ə )lfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or cuttlefishes ) a swimming marine mollusc that resembles a broad-bodied squid, having eight arms and two long tentacles that are used for grabbing prey. Its internal skeleton is the familiar cuttlebone, which it uses for adjusting buoyancy. ●Order Sepioidea, class Cephalopoda: Sepia and other genera. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from cuttle + fish 1 .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cuttlefish

cut tle fish /kʌ́t (ə )lfɪ̀ʃ /名詞 複 →fish C 〘動 〙コウイカ (→squid ) 〘石灰質の殻をもつイカの総称 〙.