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cuttlebone

Syllables: cut·tle·bone/ˈkʌtl̩bəʊn/US/ˈkʌt(ə)lˌboʊn/

cuttlebone noun: synonym of cuttlefish bone (“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”).

cuttlebone: synonym of cuttlefish bone (“the calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order...
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Noun

cuttlebone (plural cuttlebones)

  1. Synonym of cuttlefish bone (“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”).

cuttlebone meaning in Malayalam

cuttlebone in Malayalam

cuttlebone, the hard and brittle internal shell found in cuttlefish
കണവനാക്ക് kaṇavanākkŭ

Synonyms of cuttlebone

Forms of cuttlebone

pluralcuttlebones

Origin of cuttlebone

From Middle English cotilbone [and other forms], from cotil, cutil, codel (“cuttlefish; cuttlebone”) (from Old English cudele (“cuttlefish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, to curve; an arch; a vault”)) + bon (“bone”) (from Old English bān (“bone”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit, strike; to cut, hew”)). The English word is analysable as cuttle (“cuttlefish”) + bone.

Questions about cuttlebone

What does cuttlebone mean?
Cuttlebone means synonym of cuttlefish bone (“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”).
What is cuttlebone in Malayalam?
Cuttlebone in Malayalam is കണവനാക്ക് (kaṇavanākkŭ). See Cuttlebone meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is cuttlebone?
Cuttlebone is a noun.
How do you pronounce cuttlebone?
Cuttlebone is pronounced /ˈkʌtl̩bəʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of cuttlebone?
The plural of cuttlebone is cuttlebones.

Words near cuttlebone in the dictionary

  1. cuttingly
  2. cuttingness
  3. cuttings
  4. Cuttingsville
  5. cuttle
  6. cuttlebone
  7. cuttlebones
  8. cuttlefish
  9. cuttlefish bone
  10. cuttlefish bones
  11. cuttlefishes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cuttlebone (page history and authors); കണവനാക്ക് (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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