Definition of Cartilaginous

Car`ti`lag´i`nous
a.1.Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage.
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.


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gristly, rubbery, tough


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