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cuttlefish
noun
cut·tle·fish
ˈkə-tᵊl-ˌfish 
: any of various marine cephalopod mollusks (order Sepiida, especially genus Sepia) having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles and differing from the related squid in having a calcified internal shell
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If your guests can eat squid or cuttlefish, use those instead of shellfish.
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Betsy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Signature dishes include black spaghetti with sea urchins, ricotta, and cuttlefish and a ravishingly good pork-belly secondis.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Per Corriere della Sera, investigators returned to the family home and seized foods, including mussels, cuttlefish, cod, clams and mushrooms, which were sent to the Molise Zooprophylactic Institute in Rome for testing and potential poisoning.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish and other animals in the cephalopod family are known for their ability to change the color of their skin to blend with the environment.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2025
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Betsy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Signature dishes include black spaghetti with sea urchins, ricotta, and cuttlefish and a ravishingly good pork-belly secondis.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Per Corriere della Sera, investigators returned to the family home and seized foods, including mussels, cuttlefish, cod, clams and mushrooms, which were sent to the Molise Zooprophylactic Institute in Rome for testing and potential poisoning.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish and other animals in the cephalopod family are known for their ability to change the color of their skin to blend with the environment.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Cuttlefish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuttlefish. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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cuttlefish
noun
cut·tle·fish
-ˌfish
: a marine mollusk having eight short arms and two longer tentacles and differing from the related squid in having an internal shell composed of compounds of calcium
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