cartilaginous fish
- noun
- /ˌkɑrtɪˈlædʒɪnəs fɪʃ/
- Specialized
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pez cartilaginoso
- Unlike bony fish, cartilaginous fish have skeletons made of cartilage, which helps them navigate through water efficiently.
- cartilaginous fish liver
- cartilaginous fish liver oils
- composition of cartilaginous fish
Examples
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However, the cartilaginous fish from the northeastern Mediterranean, especially the Gulf of Iskenderun, have not previously been studied.
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The other five cartilaginous fish ranked by weight (g) in descending order were eagle ray, stingray, cownose ray, guitarfish, and smooth-hound.
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Liver weight, HSI, total body weight, and average length of the cartilaginous fish are shown in Table 1.
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The fatty acid compositions of the cartilaginous fish are shown in Table 4.
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The objective of this research was to investigate the biochemical properties of liver oil from cartilaginous fish.
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The determination of the fatty acid composition of the cartilaginous fish was performed by GC-MS.
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The Cd measured in the selected cartilaginous fish liver was found to be in the range enforced by the EC.
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The bignose shark had the heaviest liver (2000 g) among the six cartilaginous fish investigated in this study.
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We know that the biochemical properties of the liver oil of cartilaginous fish differ by region, and the differences are of high interest to industrial manufacturers of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.
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The data generated from the body measurements of the smooth-hound are an indication that this cartilaginous fish lives and breeds very well in the northeastern Mediterranean.
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Synonyms
A group of fish with skeletons made of cartilage, like sharks and rays
A fish like a shark or ray that has a skeleton of cartilage instead of bone
A fish with a skeleton made of cartilage like a shark or ray
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a fish whose skeleton is made of cartilage' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'cartilaginous' (made of cartilage) with 'fish' (a gill-breathing vertebrate). This adjective+noun compositional pattern is regular in English and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the term.
Etymology
Cartilaginous fish comes from the word 'cartilage', the soft, rubber-like material that makes their skeletons instead of bone. So cartilaginous and fish together mean 'fish with cartilage skeletons', which is why the term describes sharks, rays, and skates.