cartilaginous

 
Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːtɪˈladʒɪnəs/

adjective

Anatomy
  • made of cartilage.
  • Zoology (of a vertebrate animal) having a skeleton of cartilage.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin cartilaginosus, from cartilago, cartilagin- 'cartilage'