Meaning of CARTILAGINOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `kâr'tlajunus
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[adj] difficult to chew |
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CARTILAGINOUS is a 13 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | gristly, rubbery, tough |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F.
cartilagineux.]
1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough
like cartilage.
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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