cartilaginous
adjective
car·ti·lag·i·nous
ˌkär-tə-ˈla-jə-nəs 
: composed of, relating to, or resembling cartilage
The external nose has a cartilaginous framework.
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Over the next seven days, viewers will be served a monstrous helping of Great Whites, hammerheads, and many more cartilaginous carnivores.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 July 2024
The commercial value of these cartilaginous appendages is so great that fishers won’t waste space in the bilges of vessels by keeping the entire fish.
—Angela Posada-Swafford, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
Lack of megalodon fossils According to the Smithsonian, sharks are cartilaginous, meaning their skeleton is entirely made up of cartilage.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Lack of Megalodon fossils According to the Smithsonian, sharks are cartilaginous, meaning their skeleton is entirely made up of cartilage.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 July 2024
The commercial value of these cartilaginous appendages is so great that fishers won’t waste space in the bilges of vessels by keeping the entire fish.
—Angela Posada-Swafford, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
Lack of megalodon fossils According to the Smithsonian, sharks are cartilaginous, meaning their skeleton is entirely made up of cartilage.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Lack of Megalodon fossils According to the Smithsonian, sharks are cartilaginous, meaning their skeleton is entirely made up of cartilage.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Cartilaginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cartilaginous. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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cartilaginous
adjective
car·ti·lag·i·nous
ˌkärt-ᵊl-ˈaj-ə-nəs
: of, relating to, or resembling cartilage
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