cuttlebone
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Cuttlebone — from Sepia sp. Cu … Wikipedia
cuttlebone — [kut′ l bōn΄] n. the internal shell of cuttlefish, used as a food supplement for caged birds or as a polishing agent … English World dictionary
cuttlebone — noun Etymology: Middle English cotul cuttlefish (from Old English cudele) + English bone Date: 1547 the shell of a cuttlefish that is sometimes used for polishing powder or for supplying cage birds with lime and salts … New Collegiate Dictionary
cuttlebone — /kut l bohn /, n. the calcareous internal shell of cuttlefishes, used to make powder for polishing and fed to canaries and other pet birds to supply their diet with lime. [1805 15; CUTTLE(FISH) + BONE] * * * … Universalium
cuttlebone — cut·tle·bone (kutґəl bōn) sepium … Medical dictionary
cuttlebone — noun the flattened internal skeleton of the cuttlefish, used as a dietary supplement for cage birds and for making casts for precious metal items … English new terms dictionary
cuttlebone — cut•tle•bone [[t]ˈkʌt lˌboʊn[/t]] n. ivt the calcareous internal shell of cuttlefishes, used to make a polishing powder and as a food and beak conditioner for pet birds • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
cuttlebone — /ˈkʌtlboʊn/ (say kutlbohn) noun the calcareous internal shell or plate of true cuttlefishes, used to make powder for polishing, and fed to canaries to supply the necessary lime, etc …
cuttlebone — Puna … English-Hawaiian dictionary
cuttlebone — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cuttle (I) + bone : the shell or bone of cuttlefishes used for making polishing powder or for hanging in bird cages to supply lime and salts … Useful english dictionary