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A cephalopod of the genus Sepia, having an internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate cephalopods generally.
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die Sepia Sepia officinalis
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ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
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a cephalopod, related to squids and octopi
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a creature that moves two ways
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a type of sea creature with a long body and ten arms
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A soft-bodied marine animal with many arms, related to octopuses and squid.
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A cousin to the squid, that is also prized for its ink sac as well as its flesh.
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Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida belonging to the Cephalopoda class (which also includes squid, octopuses and nautiluses). Despite their common name, cuttlefish are not fish, but molluscs.
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