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cuttlefish

N ปลาหมึก  pla-muek

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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

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 fish C 〘動 〙コウイカ (squid ) 〘石灰質の殻をもつイカの総称 〙.