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Cartilaginous

//ˌkɑː.tɪˈlad͡ʒ.ɪn.əs// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.; Related to or resembling cartilage.
  2. 2
    Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.; Having a skeleton of cartilage.

    "Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage."

  3. 3
    Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
Adjective
  1. 1
    difficult to chew wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to cartilage wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cartilāginōsus (“full of cartilage, very gristly”), from cartilāgō (“cartilage, gristle”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”); compare French cartilagineux. Equivalent to cartilage + -ous, with modifications made to its morphology.

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