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• cuttlefishes — n. ten armed sea mollusk (related to squid) …   English contemporary dictionary

• cephalopod — /sef euh leuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Cephalopoda, having tentacles attached to the head, including the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus. adj. 2. Also, cephalopodic, cephalopodous /sef euh lop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to… …   Universalium

• mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… …   Universalium

• cuttlefish — [kut′ lfish΄] n. pl. cuttlefish or cuttlefishes (see FISH) [ME codel < OE cudele, akin to Norw dial. kaule (* kodle), OLowG cudele, older Du kuttlevisch: sense “pouch fish”: for IE base see COD2] any of a family (Sepiidae) of cephalopods that… …   English World dictionary

• Sepiidae — noun true cuttlefishes • Syn: ↑family Sepiidae • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family • Member Holonyms: ↑Decapoda, ↑order Decapoda • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Acetabulifera — Ac e*tab u*lif e*ra, n. pl. [NL. See {Acetabuliferous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See {Cephalopoda}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cephalopoda — Ceph a*lop o*da (s[e^]f [.a]*l[o^]p [ o]*d[.a]), n. pl. [NL., gr. Gr. kefalh head + poda: cf. F. c[ e]phalopode.] (Zo[ o]l.) The highest class of Mollusca. [1913 Webster] Note: They have, around the front of the head, a group of elongated… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cuttle bone — Cut tle bone (b[=o]n ). The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Decacera — Decacerata De*cac e*ra ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de ka ten + ke ras a horn.] (Zo[ o]l.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; called also {Decapoda}. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Decacerata — De*cac e*ra ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de ka ten + ke ras a horn.] (Zo[ o]l.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; called also {Decapoda}. [Written also {Decacera}.] See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Decapoda — Decacerata De*cac e*ra ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de ka ten + ke ras a horn.] (Zo[ o]l.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; called also {Decapoda}. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English