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cartilaginous

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Pronunciation
/ˌkɑː.tɪˈlad͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/
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/ˌkɑː.tɪˈlad͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/ · /ˌkɑɹ.təˈlæd͡ʒ.ən.əs/

Definition of cartilaginous

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
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adj

  1. Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
  2. Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
    “Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage.”
    “[T]here are other Bodies beſides Shells found in the Earth, reſembling the Teeth and Bones of ſome Fiſhes, […] the Vertebres of Thornbacks and other Cartilagineous Fiſhes there found, and ſold for Stones among the Gloſſopetræ, […]”
  3. Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.

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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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