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cuttlebone Definition

cuttle·bone (kut'l bōn′)

noun

the internal shell of cuttlefish, used as a food supplement for caged birds or as a polishing agent

cuttlebone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: They also have cuttlebone to help the calcium development in their shell.

Adjective modifier

  • small: The Cuttlefish probably could have died naturally after spawning, but there were a large numbers of smaller cuttlebones from reduced sized ( juvenile?

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