cartilaginous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cartilaginous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cartilaginous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartilaginous adj of or relating to cartilage difficult to chew Synonym(s): cartilaginous, gristly, rubbery
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cartilaginous \Car`tilag"inous\, a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F. cartilagineux.] 1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage. 2. (Zo[94]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.