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cartilaginous

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13 lettersPronunciation /ˌkɑː.tɪˈlad͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aacgiilnorstuStarts with CEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. difficult to chew

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin cartilāginōsus (“full of cartilage, very gristly”), from cartilāgō (“cartilage, gristle”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”); compare French cartilagineux. Equivalent to cartilage + -ous, with modifications made to its morphology.

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

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