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Adjective: cartilaginous  ,kaa(r)-tu'la-ju-nus
  1. Difficult to chew
    "A fish is an animal having in its flesh along the back a cartilaginous or bony chord";
    - gristly, rubbery
     
  2. Of or relating to cartilage

See also: tough

Encyclopedia: Cartilaginous

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Carthamus
Carthamus tinctorius
carthorse
Carthusian
Carthusian order
Cartier
cartilage
cartilage bone
cartilaginification
cartilaginous
cartilaginous fish
cartilaginous structure
cartilaginous tube
carting
cartload
cartogram
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