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软骨的,软骨质的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cartilaginous \Car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F.
   cartilagineux.]
   1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough
      like cartilage.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

cartilaginous
     adj : difficult to chew [syn: {gristly}, {rubbery}]