Cuttlefish vs. Squid

Cuttlefishnoun

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

Cuttlefishnoun

ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish or cuttles are marine molluscs of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squid, octopuses, and nautiluses.

Squidnoun

Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles

Squidnoun

A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.

Squidnoun

A sailor in the Navy.

Squidnoun

A quid; one pound sterling.

Squidnoun

A motorcyclist characterized by lack of riding gear, reckless/careless/unsafe riding, especially of sport bikers.

Squidverb

(parachuting) To cause squidding. An improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth.

Squidnoun

Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary, Decacerata, Dibranchiata.

Squidnoun

A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.

Squidnoun

(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

Squidnoun

widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins

Squid

Squid are cephalopods in the superorder Decapodiformes with elongated bodies, large eyes, eight arms and two tentacles. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, and a mantle.