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Webster 1913 Edition
Cartilaginous
Carˊti-lag′i-nous
,Adj.
[L.
cartilaginosus
: cf. F. cartilagineux
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cartilaginous
CARTILAGINOUS
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to or resembling a cartilage; gristly; consisting of cartilage.2.
In ichthyology, cartilaginous fishes are those whose muscles are supported by cartilages instead of bones, or whose skeleton is cartilaginous. Many of these are viviparous, as the ray and shark, whose young are excluded from an egg hatched within them. Others are oviparous, as the sturgeon. Some of them have no gill-covers, but breathe through apertures, on the sides of the neck or top of the head; others have gill-covers, but destitute of bony rays.Definition 2024
cartilaginous
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Alternative forms
Adjective
cartilaginous (comparative more cartilaginous, superlative most cartilaginous)
- Comprising of soft cartilage rather than bones.
- Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage.
- Related to or resembling cartilage
- (mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe
Derived terms
Terms derived from cartilaginous
Translations
comprising of cartilage
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resembling cartilage
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