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flamboyant cuttlefish en · NOUN

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1. A brightly-coloured species of cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.
   • The flamboyant cuttlefishes (genus Metasepia) can flash contrasting patches of yellow, white, dark brown and red. 2000, Mark Norman, Cephalopods, a World Guide: Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Arctic, Antarctic, Hackenheim: ConchBooks, →ISBN, page 314:
   • Flamboyant Cuttlefishes and Nudibranchs 2009, Matthias Bergbauer, Robert F. Myers, Manuela Kirschner, Dangerous Marine Animals: Mediterranean, Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, London: A & C Black, →ISBN, page 333:
   • Like brightly striped caterpillars and spiders, the flamboyant cuttlefish is warning potential predators of its toxic nature. 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 175:
   • When disturbed, flamboyant cuttlefishes exhibit bright warning colors. 2018, Roger Hanlon, Mike Vecchione, Louise Allcock, Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish: A Visual, Scientific Guide to the Oceans’ Most Advanced Invertebrates, Chicago, Ill.: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 96:
2. (slang) A swimmer who wears flamboyant clothing, often as a protest or as part of an LGBT-themed swimming competition

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