单词	cartilaginous
释义	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. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The researchers used a megalodon vertebral column from Belgium, a tooth from the United States, and the chondrocranium – the cartilaginous equivalent of a skull – from a great white shark to build their 3D skeleton. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022 These aquatic, semi-aquatic or terrestrial creatures are recognizable thanks to their bony, cartilaginous shells. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 The answers include cartilaginous structures that supported gills and a possible ancestor to what became our lower jaw. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022 The fish do not have bones but instead are cartilaginous, meaning their bodies are riddled with stiff armor-like plates and bone-like cartilage, Gizmodo reports. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 Recent investigations into shark vision have expanded scientists’ understanding of how the cartilaginous predators see their environment: probably in grayscale and with a minimal ability to see detail. Sabrina Imbler, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021 And while fossilized shark skeletons are hard to come by due to their cartilaginous skeletons, their teeth and dermal denticles (scales) are a bit more common. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021 These creatures don't leave behind bones, but rather calcified fragments of their cartilaginous vertebrae and an occasional tooth. Lina Zeldovich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 May 2021 Ordinarily, a frog that’s lost a leg will regrow a cartilaginous spike in its place. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing cartilaginous cartilaginous fish cartilaginous fish Kids Definition cartilaginous adjective car·​ti·​lag·​i·​nous ˌkär-tə-ˈla-jə-nəs  : relating to or made of cartilage Cartilaginous tissue is found in the outer ear and the nose. Medical Definition cartilaginous adjective car·​ti·​lag·​i·​nous -nəs  : composed of, relating to, or resembling cartilage
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