inktvis

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Etymology

From inkt (ink) +‎ vis (fish)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪŋktfɪs/
  • inktvis:(file)
  • Hyphenation: inkt‧vis

Noun

inktvis m (plural inktvissen, diminutive inktvisje n)

  1. A squid, marine mollusk of the superorder Decapodiformes or more generally (including octopuses) of the class Cephalopoda.
    Inktvis is een misleidende naam: het is helemaal geen vis, zelfs geen gewerveld dier, en inktvissen produceren ook geen echte inkt, al wordt er wel pasta sepia gekleurd met het goedje
    "Inktvis" is a misleading name: it's not a fish at all, not even a vertebrate, and squids produce no actual ink either, although some pasta is colored sepia with the stuff

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: inkvis