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cuttlebone
[ kuht-l-bohn ]
noun
- 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.
cuttlebone
/ ˈʌəˌəʊ /
noun
- the internal calcareous shell of the cuttlefish, used as a mineral supplement to the diet of cage-birds and as a polishing agent
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cuttlebone1
First recorded in 1805–15; cuttle(fish) + bone
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A nautilus’ phragmocone is its coiled shell; a cuttlefish’s is its cuttlebone.
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He thought about holding workshops in his studio to teach people how to make their own engagement rings out of cuttlebone.
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He had his own cuttlebone that he rubbed the sides of his beak against like a knife grinder honing his blade.
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Fawkes the phoenix was gnawing a bit of cuttlebone.
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Richard Johnston was in Germany last year to test drive a microscope when he found that his only opportunity to prepare a sample of cuttlebone for scanning was in his hotel room.
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