cartilaginous
Like shark skeletons
Cartilaginous describes something made of or resembling cartilage, the firm but flexible connective tissue found in joints, the nose, and ears.
The term appears most often in biology, particularly when classifying fish: Sharks and rays are cartilaginous fish, meaning their skeletons are made of cartilage rather than bone.
Something described as cartilaginous has that characteristic rubbery firmness.
Cartilaginous marine predator
- rayNarrow light emission
- skateGliding boot or flatfish
- chimaeraFabled composite monster
- hammerheadShark with splayed head
great white · mako · whale shark · stingray · manta · sawfish · guitarfish · dogfish
Glassy, translucent substance
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- fibrocartilageDense, collagen-rich connective tissue
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- intervertebralBetween adjacent spine segments
disc · trachea · larynx · bronchi · epiglottis · nose · ear · pinna
shark
Cartilaginous marine predator
hammerhead · great white · mako · whale shark · stingray · manta · sawfish · guitarfish · dogfish · catshark
hyaline
Glassy, translucent substance
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- fibrocartilageDense, collagen-rich connective tissue
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
intervertebral · disc · trachea · larynx · bronchi · epiglottis · nose · ear · pinna · septum
flexible
Able to bend freely
resilient · gristly · pliable · supple · elastic · tough · smooth · slippery · compressible · cushioning
- animal traitsfur, tail, claws, teeth, wings
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- tissue traitsconnective, elastic, fibrous, muscular, nervous
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- bone termsskeletal, osseous, bony, fractured, spinal