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cartilaginoid

cartilaginoid adjective: resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.

Adjective

cartilaginoid (not comparable)

  1. Resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.

Noun

cartilaginoid (plural cartilaginoids)

  1. A cartilage-like nodule, growth or other structure, which is not part of the normal anatomy.

Forms of cartilaginoid

pluralcartilaginoids

Origin of cartilaginoid

From cartilage + -oid.

Questions about cartilaginoid

What does cartilaginoid mean?
Cartilaginoid means resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.
What part of speech is cartilaginoid?
Cartilaginoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near cartilaginoid in the dictionary

  1. cartilageous
  2. cartilages
  3. cartilagineous
  4. cartilaginification
  5. cartilagino-membranous
  6. cartilaginoid
  7. cartilaginoids
  8. cartilaginous
  9. cartilaginous fish
  10. cartilaginous fishes
  11. cartilaginously

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