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subcartilaginous

[ suhb-kahr-tl-aj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

, Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
  2. situated below or beneath cartilage.

subcartilaginous

/ sʌbˌkɑːtɪˈlædʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. composed partly of cartilage

    a subcartilaginous skeleton

  2. situated beneath a cartilage or a cartilaginous structure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subcartilaginous1

First recorded in 1535–45; sub- + cartilaginous
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Example Sentences

A subcartilaginous process attached to the inner side, near the base, of the Mandibul of some Staphylinid.

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