Translation guide
A specific marine animal. In Japanese, this is a compound noun referring to a species of cuttlefish without a spine.
Referring to the species of cuttlefish known as Japanese spineless cuttlefish.
Standard Japanese name for Sepiella japonica. Literally 'ink-squirting squid', though it is a cuttlefish.
The Japanese spineless cuttlefish inhabits coastal sandy-mud bottoms.
Refers to the genus Sepiella, which includes the Japanese spineless cuttlefish.
The genus Sepiella includes several species.
Taxonomic order Sepiida, to which cuttlefish belong. Used in scientific contexts.
The Japanese spineless cuttlefish is classified in the order Sepiida.