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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cartilaginous \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cartilaginous adj : difficult to chew [syn: {gristly}, {rubbery}]
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