Found 2 items, similar to Cartilaginous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj : difficult to chew [syn:
gristly,
rubbery]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cartilaginous
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. (Zo["o]l.) 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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