cartilaginous

Adjective

of or relating to cartilage

Adjective Satellite

difficult to chew

Adj

Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.

Examples

Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cartilāginōsus (“full of cartilage, very gristly”), from cartilāgō (“cartilage, gristle”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”); compare French cartilagineux. Equivalent to cartilage + -ous, with modifications made to its morphology.

Synonyms

gristly, rubbery

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