CUTTLE FISH
\kˈʌtə͡l fˈɪʃ], \kˈʌtəl fˈɪʃ], \k_ˈʌ_t_əl f_ˈɪ_ʃ]\
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A fish, or rather mollusc, with long arms or feelers having horny rough surfaces, remarkable for its power of throwing out a brownish-black liquor which darkens the water and conceals it from its pursuers.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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