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Cartilaginous
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cartilaginous
1540s, from L. cartilaginosus, from cartilaginem (nom. cartilago) "cartilage, gristle."
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cartilaginous car·ti·lag·i·nous (kär'tl-āj'ə-nəs)
adj.
Chondral.
Having a skeleton consisting primarily of cartilage.
Having the texture of cartilage.
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