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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Teeth are the only widely available record of prehistoric sharks, since the cartilaginous bodies of the predatory fish do not preserve easily.
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
Sharks possess a cartilaginous skeleton, which is lighter and more flexible than bone.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Over the next seven days, viewers will be served a monstrous helping of Great Whites, hammerheads, and many more cartilaginous carnivores.
—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
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
Sharks possess a cartilaginous skeleton, which is lighter and more flexible than bone.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Over the next seven days, viewers will be served a monstrous helping of Great Whites, hammerheads, and many more cartilaginous carnivores.
—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
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“Cartilaginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cartilaginous. Accessed 25 Nov. 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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