cuttlefish bone

cut·tle·fish bone
UK/ˌkʌtl̩fɪʃ ˈbəʊn/US/ˌkʌt(ə)lˌfɪʃ ˈboʊn/US[-ɾ(ə)l-]

noun

The calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds.

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cuttlebonesepiostairesepiumosselet
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Meanings

nouncuttlefish bone (plural cuttlefish bones)

plural cuttlefish bones

  1. The calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds.

    Synonyms: cuttlebone, sepiostaire, sepium, osselet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds.

Similar
cuttlebonesepiostairesepiumosselet
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cuttlebone

Origin

From cuttlefish + bone.

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Translations

Ancient Greek σήπιον
  • σήπιον (sḗpion)internal shell of a cuttlefish
Arabic لسان البحر
  • لسان البحرinternal shell of a cuttlefish
Catalan os de sípia
  • os de sípiainternal shell of a cuttlefish
Chinese Mandarin 海螵蛸, 螵蛸
  • 海螵蛸 (hǎipiāoxiāo)internal shell of a cuttlefish
  • 螵蛸 (piāoxiāo)internal shell of a cuttlefish
  • 烏賊骨 /乌贼骨 (wūzéigǔ)internal shell of a cuttlefish
Czech sépiová kost
  • sépiová kostinternal shell of a cuttlefish
Dutch schild, zeeschuim
  • schildinternal shell of a cuttlefish
  • zeeschuiminternal shell of a cuttlefish
Finnish valaansuomu
  • valaansuomuinternal shell of a cuttlefish
French os de seiche, sépion
  • os de seicheinternal shell of a cuttlefish
  • sépioninternal shell of a cuttlefish
German Schulp
  • Schulpinternal shell of a cuttlefish
Greek σουπιοκόκαλο
  • σουπιοκόκαλο (soupiokókalo)internal shell of a cuttlefish
Hawaiian puna
  • punainternal shell of a cuttlefish
Italian osso de seppia
  • osso de seppiainternal shell of a cuttlefish
Japanese 甲
  • 甲 (kō)internal shell of a cuttlefish
Korean 오징어뼈
  • 오징어뼈 (ojing'eoppyeo)internal shell of a cuttlefish
Malay tulang sotong
  • tulang sotonginternal shell of a cuttlefish
Norwegian Bokmål hvalsprø
  • hvalsprøinternal shell of a cuttlefish
Persian کف دریا
  • کف دریاinternal shell of a cuttlefish
Polish kość mątwia
  • kość mątwiainternal shell of a cuttlefish
Portuguese siba
  • sibainternal shell of a cuttlefish
Russian кость каракатицы
  • кость каракатицы (kostʹ karakaticy)internal shell of a cuttlefish
Spanish jibión
  • jibióninternal shell of a cuttlefish
Tamil கணவாய்த் தோடு
  • கணவாய்த் தோடு (kaṇavāyt tōṭu)internal shell of a cuttlefish
Thai ลิ้นทะเล
  • ลิ้นทะเล (lín-tá-lee)internal shell of a cuttlefish
Turkish mürekkep balığı kemiği
  • mürekkep balığı kemiğiinternal shell of a cuttlefish
Ukrainian кі́стка карака́тиці
  • кі́стка карака́тиці (kístka karakátyci)internal shell of a cuttlefish
Welsh asgwrn ystifflog, bron alarch
  • asgwrn ystiffloginternal shell of a cuttlefish
  • bron alarchinternal shell of a cuttlefish

Rhymes & wordplay

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