Cartilaginous

  • 11cartilaginous — adjective Date: 14th century composed of, relating to, or resembling cartilage …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12cartilaginous — adj. [L. cartilaginosus, gristle] Pertaining to cartilage in structure or appearance …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 13cartilaginous — /kahr tl aj euh neuhs/, adj. 1. of or resembling cartilage. 2. having a skeleton composed either entirely or mainly of cartilage, as vertebrates of the class Chondrichthyes, which includes the sharks, rays, and skates. [1375 1425; late ME < L&#8230; …

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  • 14cartilaginous — Relating to or consisting of cartilage. SYN: chondral. * * * car·ti·lag·i·nous nəs adj composed of, relating to, or resembling cartilage * * * car·ti·lag·i·nous (kahr&#8243;t&#301; lajґ&#301; n&#601;s) consisting of or of the nature of cartilage …

    Medical dictionary

  • 15cartilaginous — car·ti·lag·i·nous || ‚kɑːtɪ lædʒɪnÉ™s adj. made of cartilage; consisting mainly of cartilage …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16cartilaginous — a. Gristly …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 17cartilaginous — car·ti·lag·i·nous …

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  • 18cartilaginous — UK [ˌkɑː(r)tɪˈlædʒɪnəs] / US [ˌkɑrtɪˈlædʒɪnəs] adjective medical consisting of cartilage …

    English dictionary

  • 19cartilaginous — car•ti•lag•i•nous [[t]ˌkɑr tlˈædʒ ə nəs[/t]] adj. anat. zool. pertaining to, composed of, or resembling cartilage • Etymology: 1375–1425; &LT; Lcartilāginōsus …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20cartilaginous — /katəˈlædʒənəs/ (say kahtuh lajuhnuhs) adjective 1. of or resembling cartilage. 2. Zoology having the skeleton composed mostly of cartilage, as sharks and rays …

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