cut·tle·bone (k t l-b n )n. The calcareous internal shell of a cuttlefish, used as a dietary supplement for cage birds or ground into powder for use as a polishing agent. [Middle English cotilbone : codel, cotil, cuttlefish; see cuttlefish + bone, bone; see bone.] |
cuttlebone [ˈkʌtəlˌbəʊn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the internal calcareous shell of the cuttlefish, used as a mineral supplement to the diet of cage-birds and as a polishing agent
Translations
cuttlebone
n → Schulp m
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