cuttlefish
/ˈkʌtlfɪʃ/noun
उच्चारण कट्ल्फ़िश
कटलफ़िश, सीपिया (समुद्री जीव)
Core word
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a sea creature with ten arms and a thick flat shell inside its body, that can change colour and produces a black liquid when attacked
कटलफ़िश, सीपिया (समुद्री जीव)
- A cuttlefish can change colour to hide from its enemies.
- The diver photographed a cuttlefish changing colour on the sea bed.
- The cuttlefish released ink when it was frightened.
+ 2 more examples
- Fishermen sometimes catch a cuttlefish in their nets.
- The cuttlefish is a clever animal that hunts crabs.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
a cuttlefish / cuttlefish (plural)
The plural is usually the same as the singular, cuttlefish, though cuttlefishes is also found when speaking of different kinds.
इसका plural प्रायः singular जैसा ही 'cuttlefish' रहता है; अलग-अलग प्रजातियों की बात करते समय 'cuttlefishes' भी मिलता है।
- We saw a cuttlefish hiding among the rocks.
- Several cuttlefish were swimming near the coral reef.
cuttlefish + verb of changing or escaping
Cuttlefish are described mainly by the verbs that show their special skills: change colour, squirt ink, blend in.
Cuttlefish का वर्णन मुख्यतः उन क्रियाओं से होता है जो उसकी विशेष क्षमताएँ दिखाती हैं: रंग बदलना, स्याही छोड़ना, परिवेश में घुल-मिल जाना।
- A cuttlefish can change colour in a fraction of a second.
- The cuttlefish squirted ink to confuse the fish chasing it.
cuttlefish as a food (uncountable)
When the animal is eaten as food, the word is used as an uncountable noun without a.
जब इस जीव को भोजन के रूप में खाया जाए, तब यह शब्द 'a' के बिना uncountable noun की तरह प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Fried cuttlefish is popular in coastal Kerala.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cuttlefish
commongiantcamouflagedyoungcolourful
- A giant cuttlefish was filmed off the coast of Australia.
cuttlefish + noun
boneinkeggsskintentacles
- Cuttlefish bone is given to pet birds as a source of calcium.
verb + cuttlefish
catchcookobservestudyfeed on
- Marine biologists study the cuttlefish to understand animal intelligence.
cuttlefish + verb
swimhunthidechange colourrelease ink
- The cuttlefish hunts small crabs at night.
“More examples 5
- The cuttlefish turned the colour of the sand and disappeared from view.
Cuttlefish रेत के रंग की हो गई और नज़र से ओझल हो गई।
- Cuttlefish are related to the octopus and the squid, not to fish.
Cuttlefish का संबंध octopus और squid से है, मछलियों से नहीं।
- The teacher showed the class a picture of a cuttlefish in the biology lesson.
शिक्षक ने जीव विज्ञान के पाठ में कक्षा को cuttlefish का चित्र दिखाया।
- Radhika read that a cuttlefish has three hearts and blue blood.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि cuttlefish के तीन हृदय और नीला रक्त होता है।
- Fishermen in Odisha sometimes find a cuttlefish caught in their nets.
ओडिशा के मछुआरों को कभी-कभी अपने जाल में cuttlefish फँसी मिलती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These are all soft-bodied sea animals, but they are different creatures.
ये सभी कोमल शरीर वाले समुद्री जीव हैं, पर ये अलग-अलग जीव हैं।
Has ten arms and an internal shell (the cuttlebone) that helps it float.
इसकी दस भुजाएँ होती हैं और शरीर के भीतर एक कवच (cuttlebone) होता है जो उसे तैरने में मदद करता है।
- The cuttlefish floats using its cuttlebone.
Has eight arms and no shell at all.
इसकी आठ भुजाएँ होती हैं और कोई कवच नहीं होता।
- An octopus can squeeze through a very small gap.
Has ten arms and a long, thin body with a stiff inner strip instead of a thick shell.
इसकी दस भुजाएँ और लंबा पतला शरीर होता है, जिसमें मोटे कवच की जगह भीतर एक कड़ी पट्टी होती है।
- The squid shot through the water like a rocket.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Despite its name, the cuttlefish is not a fish but a mollusc, related to the squid and the octopus.
नाम के बावजूद cuttlefish मछली नहीं, बल्कि एक mollusc है, जो squid और octopus से संबंधित है।