Cuttlefish vs. Starfish

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.

Starfishnoun

Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

Starfishnoun

(obsolete) Any many-armed or tentacled sea invertebrate, whether cnidarian, echinoderm, or cephalopod.

Starfishnoun

(slang) A woman who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lays on her back while spreading her limbs.

Starfishnoun

an anus. See also chocolate starfish.

Starfishverb

(intransitive) To assume a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish.

Starfishverb

(transitive) To form into a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish.

Starfishnoun

Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star, five-finger, and stellerid.

Starfishnoun

The dollar fish, or butterfish.

Starfishnoun

echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk

Starfishnoun

a marine echinoderm (invertebrate) with five or more radiating arms. The undersides of the arms bear tube feet for locomotion and, in predatory species, for opening the shells of molluscs.

Starfish

Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars.