a. Obs. Also 7 -ious. [f. L. cartilāgine-us (f. cartilāgin-em cartilage) + -OUS.] = CARTILAGINOUS.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., III. xix. The Lamprey hath … for the spine or back-bone, a cartilagineous substance.
1693. Phil. Trans., XVII. 930. Cartilagineous Fishes.
