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Meaning of 'cartilaginous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cartilaginous [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage.
- 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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