Associations to the word «Cuttlefish»

Wiktionary

CUTTLEFISH, noun. Any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.
CUTTLEFISH BONE, noun. The calcareous internal shell of a cuttlefish, used as a dietary supplement for cage birds.
CUTTLEFISH BONES, noun. Plural of cuttlefish bone

Dictionary definition

CUTTLEFISH, noun. Ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats