cuttlefish

IPA/ˈkʌtlfɪʃ/
KK[kˈʌtəlfˌɪʃ]IPA/ˈkʌtlfɪʃ/

cuttlefish — noun

  • cuttlefishsingular
  • cuttlefishesplural

1. a sea animal related to squid and octopus, with a soft body, eight short arms, t

1.名詞B2
釋義

a sea animal related to squid and octopus, with a soft body, eight short arms, two longer tentacles, and a hard chalky inner structure called a cuttlebone hidden beneath its skin. It squirts dark ink to escape danger and lives in shallow coastal waters.

例句

Chidi found a white cuttlebone from a cuttlefish washed up on the beach.

cuttlebone — chalky inner shell often found on beaches

Gabriela watched a cuttlefish change colour and disappear into the sandy sea floor.

change colour and disappear — camouflage ability

同義詞
  • squid

    similar sea creature but has a thin, pen-like internal shell instead of a thick cuttlebone

  • octopus

    has eight arms but no internal shell and no long tentacles

用法筆記

The internal shell, called a cuttlebone, is often sold in pet shops for cage birds to sharpen their beaks on.

常見錯誤

❌We ordered fried squid at the night market.' (when it was cuttlefish)
✅We ordered fried cuttlefish at the night market.
💡Cuttlefish has a thicker, softer body than squid and the two are often confused in restaurants.