Tintenfisch

squid

noun TIN-ten-fish Rare

Also means

octopus (loosely); cuttlefish

Usage Note

Tintenfisch is masculine, plural Tintenfische, literally "ink fish" for the ink it squirts. Colloquially covers squid, cuttlefish and octopus alike; the true octopus is Krake.

Examples

"Der Tintenfisch verschwand in einer Wolke aus Tinte."

Natural Translation

The squid vanished in a cloud of ink.

Literal Translation

The squid vanished in a cloud out-of ink.

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