Definition of Cartilaginous
Cartilaginous
Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage.
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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Cartilaginous Translations
cartilaginous in German is knorpelig
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