cartilaginous

2 definitions found

cartilaginous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cartilaginous \Car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F.
     cartilagineux.]
     1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough
        like cartilage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]

cartilaginous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cartilaginous
      adj 1: of or relating to cartilage
      2: difficult to chew [syn: cartilaginous, gristly,
         rubbery]