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[[File:Cuttlefish komodo large.jpg|thumb|Cuttlefish (''Sepia sp.)'' in Komodo National Park]] [[File:GambiaKololiBeach056 (11904460964).jpg|thumb|A piece of cuttlebone washed up on a beach.]] |
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Cuttlebone (also referred to as cuttlefish bone) is the internal shell of a cuttlefish (Family ''Sepiidae''). |
Cuttlebone (also referred to as cuttlefish bone) is the internal shell of a cuttlefish (Family ''Sepiidae''). |
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Cuttlebone (also referred to as cuttlefish bone) is the internal shell of a cuttlefish (Family Sepiidae).
It is commonly used as a supplemental source of calcium since it is natural, brittle, and easily ingested.
Cuttlebone is primarily composed of aragonite, a crystalline form of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃).