cuttlefish ink

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• Cuttlefish — Sepia latimanus, East Timor Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• ink´like´ — ink «ihngk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a colored or black liquid used for writing, printing, or drawing. 2. a dark liquid thrown out for protection by cuttlefish. –v.t. 1. to put ink on; mark or stain with ink: »A poor gentleman who inks the seams of… …   Useful english dictionary

• ink´less — ink «ihngk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a colored or black liquid used for writing, printing, or drawing. 2. a dark liquid thrown out for protection by cuttlefish. –v.t. 1. to put ink on; mark or stain with ink: »A poor gentleman who inks the seams of… …   Useful english dictionary

• ink´er — ink «ihngk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a colored or black liquid used for writing, printing, or drawing. 2. a dark liquid thrown out for protection by cuttlefish. –v.t. 1. to put ink on; mark or stain with ink: »A poor gentleman who inks the seams of… …   Useful english dictionary

• ink — [iŋk] n. [ME enke < OFr enque < LL encaustum < Gr enkauston, purple or red ink < enkaustos, burned in < enkaiein, to burn in < en , in + kaiein, to burn < IE base * kai > HEAT] 1. a colored liquid used for writing, drawing …   English World dictionary

• ink — ► NOUN 1) a coloured fluid used for writing, drawing, or printing. 2) Zoology a black liquid ejected by a cuttlefish, octopus, or squid to confuse a predator. ► VERB 1) write or mark with ink. 2) cover (type or a stamp) with ink before printing.… …   English terms dictionary

• ink-fish — inkˈ fish noun A cuttlefish or squid • • • Main Entry: ↑ink …   Useful english dictionary

• cuttlefish — ► NOUN ▪ a swimming marine mollusc that resembles a broad bodied squid, having eight arms and two long tentacles that are used for grabbing prey. ORIGIN related to Old English codd «bag», with reference to its ink bag …   English terms dictionary

• ink fish — cuttlefish, any of several types of mollusks which emit an inky fluid in situations of danger …   English contemporary dictionary

• cuttlefish — /kut l fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) cuttlefish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) cuttlefishes. any of several cephalopods, esp. of the genus Sepia, having eight arms with suckers and two tentacles, and ejecting a black,… …   Universalium

• Ink — An ink is a liquid containing various pigments and/or dyes used for coloring a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing and/or writing with a pen, brush or quill. Thicker inks, in paste form, are used extensively in… …   Wikipedia