Complete Definition of "cartilaginous"

English

Adjective
en-adj

  1. comprising of soft cartilage rather than bones

#:examples:
#:cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage

  1. related to or resembling cartilage
  2. context|mycology having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe

References
Sense 2: 1
Sense 3: Arora, David. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pg 913.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
French: cartilagineux

fa:cartilaginous
te:cartilaginous
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zh:cartilaginous

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