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Cartilagineous vs Cartilaginous - What's the difference?

cartilagineous | cartilaginous |

As adjectives the difference between cartilagineous and cartilaginous

is that cartilagineous is archaic form of cartilaginous while cartilaginous is comprising of soft cartilage rather than bones.

cartilagineous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
    • (Ray)
    (Webster 1913)

    cartilaginous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cartiliginous

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Comprising of soft cartilage rather than bones.
    • Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage.
  • Related to or resembling cartilage
  • (mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe

    • References

    * Sense 2 : [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?cartilaginous] * Sense 3'': Arora, David. (1986). ''Mushrooms Demystified . Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pg 913.