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cartilaginous

Syllabification: (car·ti·lag·i·nous)
Pronunciation: /ˌkärtlˈajənəs/

Definition of cartilaginous

adjective

Anatomy
  • (of a structure) 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'

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