cartilage

Example Sentences

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Because sharks possess skeletons made of cartilage, their bodies rarely fossilize.

From Science Daily

In comparison, the cartilage and muscle that make up most of the rest of a shark carcass might not be worth the effort, Watson says.

From Scientific American

I didn’t mind the cold temperature on the lager, but I would have preferred the chicken warmer, and with fewer crunchy bits of cartilage, or whatever it was that was not meat.

From New York Times

He played through a variety of injuries, including finishing the season with torn knee cartilage.

From Washington Times

Because the bulk of Dunkleosteus’s body was most likely composed of fragile cartilage, only the thick armor plates that encased its head and neck were preserved as fossils.

From New York Times