Composed of, containing, or resembling cartilage; made of or having the nature of cartilage.
From Latin 'cartilago' (cartilage) + the suffix '-eous' meaning having the quality or form of.
The term 'cartilagineous' appears in older medical and zoological texts as an alternative to the now-standard 'cartilaginous,' reflecting how scientific English terminology evolved and eventually standardized on simpler forms.
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