cartilaginous

English

Alternative forms

• cartiliginous
• cartilagenous

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cartilāginōsus: compare French cartilagineux.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cartilaginous (comparative more cartilaginous, superlative most cartilaginous)

1. Comprising of soft cartilage rather than bones.

   Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage.

2. Related to or resembling cartilage
3. (mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe

Translations

comprising of cartilage

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 软骨的

• Czech: chrupavčitý m
• Finnish: rustoinen (fi)
• German: knorpelig
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• Navajo: ooshgę́ęzhii
• Romanian: cartilaginos (ro) m
• Spanish: cartilaginoso (es)

resembling cartilage

• Finnish: rustomainen
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• Romanian: cartilaginos (ro)
• Spanish: cartilaginoso (es)

mycology: having tough or fibrous texture

• Finnish: rustoinen (fi)
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• French: ^{(please verify)} cartilagineux

References

• Sense 2: [1]
• Sense 3: Arora, David. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pg 913.