'Cartilaginous' definitions:

Definition of 'cartilaginous'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to cartilage
adjective
Difficult to chew [syn: cartilaginous, gristly, rubbery]

Definition of 'Cartilaginous'

From: GCIDE
  • Cartilaginous \Car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F. cartilagineux.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Having the skeleton in the state of cartilage, the bones containing little or no calcareous matter; said of certain fishes, as the sturgeon and the sharks. [1913 Webster]

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