cartilaginous
[ kahr-tl-aj-uh-nuhs ]
Origin of cartilaginous
1Other 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
Words Nearby cartilaginous
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How to use cartilaginous in a sentence
The form of his ears resembles that of man, excepting the cartilaginous part being thin, like the apes.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe windpipe is composed of a series of cartilaginous or gristly rings connected together by softer tissues.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking | Wesley MillsThe windpipe is made up of cartilaginous rings completed by membrane, muscle, etc. (behind).
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking | Wesley MillsThis cartilaginous tube, the top of which may easily be felt as the Adam's apple of the throat, divides into two bronchi.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterThese gills are covered with a small lid, and with a membrane, supported by cartilaginous threads.
The Book of Curiosities | I. Platts
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