cartilaginous

adjective

  1. 1

    Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone

    Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage.
  2. 2

    Related to or resembling cartilage

  3. 3

    Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe

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