"inkfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inkfishes [plural], inkfish [plural]
Etymology: From ink + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ink|fish}} ink + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|*}} inkfish (plural inkfishes or inkfish)
  1. (colloquial) An octopus or squid. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-inkfish-en-noun-x30P~nrk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cephalopods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 93 7
  2. (colloquial) A cuttlefish. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-inkfish-en-noun-4DvOz-Yy

Inflected forms

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