The meaning of Cartilaginous and additional information.

Cartilagineous(a.) See Cartilaginous.

Cartilaginous(a.) Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage.

Cartilaginous(a.) Having the skeleton in the state of cartilage, the bones containing little or no calcareous matter; said of certain fishes, as the sturgeon and the sharks.