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cuttle

/kuht-l/US // ˈkʌt l //UK // (ˈkʌtəl) //

螵蛸,螵蛸蛸,螵蛸蛸蛸,小菜一碟

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : cuttlefish.
    • : cuttlebone.

Examples

  • The best tooth-powders are made from cuttle-fish, prepared chalk, and orris-root commingled together in equal quantities.

  • It wud make a nourishin' dish whin ye have whetted ye'er face on a piece iv cuttle fish bone.

  • She has tentacles strong and far-reaching, like the tentacles of a cuttle-fish.

  • You have seen the cuttle fish attempt to becloud the water and elude the grasp of his pursuer.

  • These animals belong to the same division—the Cephalopoda—as the cuttle-fish, the squid, and the octopus.