canaliferous, a. Nat. Hist.
(kænəˈlɪfərəs)
[f. mod.L. canālifer (f. canālis channel + -fer producing) + -ous. Cf. F. canalifère.]
Having or bearing a canal: said of shells of molluscs.
| 1835 Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. I. ix. 296 Lamarck's canaliferous Zoophagans, called so from the long straight canal which terminates the mouth of their shells. 1856–8 W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. I. 796 Shell spiral, with aperture entire, not canaliferous. |