cartilaginous

[ kahr-tl-aj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective
  1. of or resembling cartilage.

  2. having a skeleton composed either entirely or mainly of cartilage, as vertebrates of the class Chondrichthyes, which includes the sharks, rays, and skates.

Origin of cartilaginous

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin cartilāginōsus, equivalent to cartilāgin- (stem of cartilāgō) cartilage + -ōsus-ous

Other words from cartilaginous

  • in·ter·car·ti·lag·i·nous, adjective
  • post·car·ti·lag·i·nous, adjective
  • pre·car·ti·lag·i·nous, adjective
  • pseu·do·car·ti·lag·i·nous, adjective

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